I think he rather overdoes it in the matter of treating me as if I were a little girl . Of course , I do n't want him to look upon me as grown up . But there is a medium in all things , and he really need n't talk as if he thought I was a child of ten and had no earthly interest in anything but sports and dogs . These are the best things ... I suppose ... but I understand lots of other things too , only I ca n't convince Sidney that I do . I know he is laughing at me when I try to show him I 'm not so childish as he thinks me . He 's indulgent and whimsical , just as he would be with a little girl who was making believe to be grown up . Perhaps next winter , when I put on long dresses and come out , he 'll stop regarding me as a child . But next winter is so horribly far off . The day we were fussing with Don 's leg I told Sidney that Mother said I 'd have to be grown up next winter and how I hated it , and I made him promise that when the time came he would use all his influence to beg me off for another year . He said he would , because it was a shame to worry children about society . But somehow I 've concluded not to bother making a fuss . I have to come out some time , and I might as well take the plunge and get it over . Mrs. Burnett was here this evening fixing up some arrangements for a charity bazaar she and Jen are interested in , and she talked most of the time about Sidney ... for Jen 's benefit , I suppose , although Jen and Sid do n't get on at all . They fight every time they meet , so I do n't see why Mrs. Burnett should think things . `` I wonder what he 'll do when Mrs. Rennie comes to the Glasgows ' next month , '' said Mrs. Burnett . `` Why should he do anything ? '' asked Jen . `` Oh , well , you know there was something between them ... an understanding if not an engagement ... before she married Rennie . They met abroad ... my sister told me all about it ... and Mr. Elliot was quite infatuated with her . She was a very handsome and fascinating girl .
Then she threw him over and married old Jacob Rennie ... for his millions , XXXXX course , for he certainly had nothing else to recommend him .
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