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"You have never told us who your unknown was," said Mr. Cavendish. "I suppose she is professional. Carlingford could not possibly possess two such voices in private life. "
"Oh, I don't know about two such voices," said Miss Marjoribanks; "her voice suits mine, you know. It is always a great thing to find two voices that suit. I never would choose to have professional singers, for my part. You have to give yourself up to music when you do such a thing; and that is not my idea of society. I am very fond of music," said Lucilla -- "excessively fond of it; but then everybody is not of my opinion -- and one has to take so many things into consideration. For people who give one party in the year it does very well -- but then I hate parties: the only pleasure in society is when one's friends come to see one without any ado. "