The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Vol. I, Chapter 17 - Further Warnings

In which the narrator attends a lively dinner-party where various characters reveal themselves through gaiety and subtle intrigues, and she encounters the enigmatic Mr. Huntingdon, whose presence both vexes and fascinates her. Afterwards, a sober conversation with her aunt unfolds, wherein the virtues and faults of youthful affection and judgement are delicately debated, preparing the mind for changes yet to come.