Excerpt from Years of Discretion<br><br>The bond between these two women was no usual one. Their close friendship had lasted without a break from the impressionable and impulsive hours of their school days. Through years Of marriage and widowhood they had still kept in touch with each other.<br><br>Mrs. Howard lived in Brookline just outside of Boston, and was the conventional and Staid New England matron. Mrs. Brinton moved in the smart est set in New York and was mundane to her finger tips. Both women were widows and independently rich. They were also about of equal age.<br><br>But Mrs. Brinton certainly did not look her forty eight years as she stood waiting for her guest. The April sun fell affectionately on her brunette head and revealed her superbly erect figure, her fine poise of throat and chin and her air of grace and breeding. Her hair, which was magnificent, was plaited and twisted simply about her head. Her skin and eyes were youthful and her entire appearance was that of the perfectly gowned and coiffed woman of the world. She fairly radiated an air of feminine sophistry.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.