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The Turner family dance party was about to begin, and Alice was getting ready to go out. The day started in the morning, Alice was busy, she had to dress herself and her mother up beautifully, and go to the ball, she was now 14 years old, this was her first time at such an event, she had to show herself very well, even to Lilith.

Lilith is a well-known beauty in the area, she is two years older than Alice, and two years ago, she first appeared in the social circle at a social ball at Durin Manor, and impressed everyone present with her graceful gesture, witty conversation, and stunning beauty. Alice remembers that at that ball, all the handsome lads in the neighborhood, well, including her own brother, went one by one to invite her to dance. She became the center of attention throughout the ball, which made Alice both envious and jealous.

Now, Alice struggled to remember what Lilith had dressed for the ball, well, she seemed to be wearing a long white dress, and there didn't seem to be any special decoration on the skirt, but maybe she didn't remember it very well. When I asked the nurse, she turned out that what she said was completely different from what she had remembered—even the color of the skirt.

"Miss Alice, tell me that you don't want to think about how Miss Lilith was dressed at that time, she has a completely different style from you." The nurse pouted, "You shouldn't imitate her, and you can't imitate her." ”

"You're saying I'm not as good as Lilith!" Alice pursed her lips unhappily, tears about to flow. But she also knew that she was indeed inferior to Lilith. Lilith was slender and stood there like a statue of an ancient Greek goddess. As for himself, he is half a head shorter than Lilith, and his legs are much shorter. She looked down at her breasts again, well, they were still not full enough, only a little heaving - she was still a child who had not grown up.

"That's not what I meant," said the nurse, who saw that Lilith's tears were about to fall, and hurried out to comfort her, "I mean, Miss Alice, you are also beautiful, but this kind of beauty is not the same as Miss Lilith." ”

The nurse explained stupidly, but the effect of this explanation was not obvious. It's still the mother who is on the side who can talk better.

"Ah, Alice, the nurse means that Helen's beauty is not the same as Psyche's."

Helen and Psyche are both the most beautiful beauties in Greek mythology, and the beauty of Helen, who led to the Trojan War, goes without saying, and Psyche, who can make all the heroes of Greece ashamed of herself in her glory, and can make Flaude, the god of love and beauty, jealous, is definitely no less than Helen and may even be a beauty.

Her mother's statement gave Alice some comfort, but she still couldn't make up her mind about the dress she should wear. In the end, her mother chose a green dress for her and put it on.

Alice looked at herself carefully in front of the mirror, spun around again, then turned her head and asked her mother, "Is it pretty?" ”

"Ah, my daughter is beautiful, like a fairy in the woods!" Mom replied with a smile.

Alice turned around in front of the mirror suspiciously: "Nurse, maybe you should tie my waist a little tighter." ”

"Miss Alice, you've been bundled fine enough, and if you are fine, you'll be a bee. And when you dance, you might pass out. The nurse shook her head disapprovingly and said, "Miss Lilith's waist will never be so thin." ”

At this time, from downstairs came the father's shout: "Beauties, we are going out, are you ready?" ”

"That's it, that's it! Wait a little longer, just a little longer! Alice rushed to the window, opened the window and shouted outside. She saw that her father and brother were already standing in front of the steps downstairs, and that the family's two carriages were already harnessed and waiting there.

"Miss Alice, you still don't have a hat on." The nurse rushed over with a hat.

"Nurse...... I said I don't like this style of hat. ”

"But miss, the kind you like, no decent woman would wear that kind of hat on a formal occasion...... Listen to me......"

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On the steps downstairs, old Leond asked his son, "Joyce, how long do you think your mother and sister will have to go downstairs?" ”

"Alice said it would be fine right away, well, I guess another half an hour should be enough." Joyce replied.

"Then let's go in and smoke a cigar." Old Leond smiled and shook his head.

Just as Joyce had predicted, it took another half hour or so for Alice and the others to come down from the upper floors. Then they all got into the carriage and went to Turner's house.

The Turner family were immigrants from Ireland like them, but when it came to Mississippi, they were a generation before them, and because they were both Irish immigrants, the two families had always been closer. The Turner family has a large plantation on the banks of the Mississippi River, which produces some of the best cotton in the world.

The Turner family had three sons, George, the eldest, Jack, the second, and Anthony, the third. George participated in the war with Mexico, served as a platoon commander in a cavalry platoon, and was also a handsome young man, but George was a strict man and didn't like to talk much. Jack is a lot more lively, but now he is serving in the cavalry unit, and he is not seen now. The rest is Anthony, Anthony is at home, but the reason why he is at home is because he was fired from West Point.

Of the three sons of the Turner family, Anthony was the least successful, but he was not to blame, as he is said to have suffered a serious illness and nearly died when he was left behind. Later, his health has not been good, and he has been sick for three days, and it is said that he often hallucinates. Later, according to his family's tradition, he also entered West Point, but his physical quality was indeed not suitable for reading West Point, as long as the physical aspects were involved in the subjects, he did not pass the test, plus his interest was not in the military, and his grades in other subjects were also mediocre, so he was expelled from West Point because his grades were too poor.

Back at home, Anthony, who had nothing to do, became obsessed with literature, and it is said that he also published some poems in some literary publications. But the response was also limited, and it was obviously much worse than the predecessor (Edgar Allan Poe) who was also blasted out of West Point. Fortunately, his family conditions are much better than Edgar Allan Poe, but he doesn't have to worry about life.

The carriage came out of the Durin Manor, turned to the right, and walked for about an hour along the willow-covered road on the banks of the Mississippi River, and in front of it a red roof was revealed in the greenery - where the Turner manor was.

The carriage left the main road and took a tree-lined path. After two turns along the path, the white gate of Turner's house was in front of you. At this time, two carriages followed from behind. Alice glanced back, and she recognized that it was Anderson's carriage—Lilith must have been on top of it.

The door of Turner's house had been opened, and their housekeeper was busy at the door with a few black slaves. On the right side of the entrance, several carriages were already parked.

The carriage came to a stop in front of the Turner family's building, where Turner was greeting guests with his two sons. Seeing the Leonde family get out of the carriage, they also greeted them.

"Ah, Alice is coming to the ball, too. Well, it's already a beautiful big lady. Looking at Alice as she got out of the carriage, Turner said with a smile.

"Hello Uncle Turner." Alice tugged at the hem of her skirt and curtsy to Turner.

At this time, Anderson's carriage had also arrived, and it was Anderson who got off first, then Anderson's wife, and his daughter Lilith.

"Anderson, welcome!" Turner had just exchanged a few words with Leond, and when he saw Anderson, he hurriedly greeted them. "Ah, Lilith, you are becoming more and more charming, and if I were thirty years younger, I would surely be as fascinated by you as those young men."

Alice also looked over there, and she looked at Lilith and couldn't help but bow her head.

A few people entered the hall of Turner's house, and the dance had not yet begun, but the hall was already lively. The invited lords of the manor greeted each other, the women complimented each other on their dress and looks, and the men nodded to each other reservedly—now was not the time for them to talk carefully.

"Ah, Leonde, you're late." A balding man greeted Leond from a distance.

"Ah, it's Mr. Fourier, you're here early today."

"Of course, who left us without a daughter at home." The bald man said with a smile.

The balding man, Fourier, was also a nearby farmer who had five sons but none of them. It is said that this made old Fu Liye very dissatisfied, and sometimes he would blame his wife for half-truths.

Immediately behind Leonde, Anderson and his family entered the hall. At this point, Alice does not have to look back, just look at the cousins of Fourier's five sons. It was evident that the young men's eyes were still on them, but now, before their father could introduce themselves to them, their eyes had already passed over to them and looked behind them—needless to say, they must have seen Lilith.

Sure enough, the young men in front of them were already starting to be a little distracted, especially when there was a voice behind them such as: "Miss Lilith, I'm so glad to see you!" "Miss Lilith, may I have the pleasure of inviting you to a dance in a moment?" After these words, the faces of the young people even showed anxious looks.

Finally, old Fourier said something like this: "Leonde, Anderson is here, let's go over and say hello to them, well, we can also show off to Anderson, who has no son." ”

"I'm afraid he's going to show you that he has a daughter, right?" Leonde said with a grin.

"Well, it's not as good as you, and you have a son and a daughter......"