Edith Wharton, "Xingu"

The lunch club ladies act like they know all about Xingu.

(from World Public Library Consortia)

Mrs. Ballinger is one of the ladies who pursue Culture in bands, as though it were dangerous to meet alone.

Great story. Clever. Funny. Smart. Mean. Lyrical. If you can, have somebody read it to you.

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