“You are a very strange creature by way of a friend! Always wanting me to play and sing before anybody and everybody!” Miss Elizabeth’s cheeks colored. “If my vanity had taken a musical turn, you would have been invaluable, but as it is, I would really rather not sit down before those who must be in the habit of hearing the very best performers.” “You play very prettily, Eliza, and I must insist. It is your duty to take your turn at the pianoforte and display as all of us shall.”
