Everything was so strange, so brilliant, so bewildering—the rows of ladies in evening dress, the critical faces, the whole atmosphere of wealth and culture about her.

一切都是那么奇怪，那么灿烂，那么令人眼花缭乱——一排排穿着晚礼服的女士，挑剔的面孔，她周围的整个财富和文化氛围。