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an awful female, not young, with a very large nose and a terribly gushing manner. She repeated most of
her remarks several times over - & they were not worth hearing once. The dance became very rowdy,
half the people were dining at the Bank & the others at the Steeles and they all met at the Bank after
dinner, most of the Steele contingent had had too much to drink. Mrs Russell slid about on the floor. M
didn't dance, really she ought not to have gone to the party. I got very bored, we left at midnight, as early
as we could.