Sarah CaudwellI should explain – in view of my last letter, you may find it slightly surprising – that Daphne and I are now bosom friends. That is to say, she seems to think we are; and I do not feel that I know her well enough to dispute it.
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Daphne was a member of the Dixie Debutantes, a group of young women who were hand-picked by society matrons to be presented to the proper young men. For many years, Daphne and her friends never spoke to each other. However, after one of her friends fell in love with a man who was not one of the Dixie Debutantes, Daphne fought for the man’s love.
Source: The Sibyl In Her Grave
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