Dear Miss Amusement,

Your choice of party made me nervous, at first — my brother is the sort to enjoy academic salons, and we do not often agree on parties we would like to attend. But once you elaborated, I understood. It's always interesting to watch how people act in their own environments, after all.

My favorite was that ball hosted by Mrs. — where everyone was locked in at the end of the night because of the missing tiara. I thought it was fascinating to try and guess who had stolen the tiara! (I am not sure they ever figured it out, although I was not the thief.)

Something shocking — for some value of shocking — : I suspect my sister is doomed to be a spinster.

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Sincerely,
PTB