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There was one exception , however , Constance had married a union doctor in the neighbourhood . She came into Silverton to see her old acquaintance , and looked older and more commonplace than Dolores could have thought possible , and her talk was no longer of books and romances , but of smoking chimneys , cross landlords , and troublesome cooks , and the wicked neglects of her vicar 's and her squire 's wife . As Dolores walked back to Silverton , she heard drums and trumpets , and was nearly swept away by a rushing stream of little boys and girls . Then came before her an elephant , with ornamental housing and howdah , and a train of cars , meant to be very fine , but way-worn and battered , with white and piebald steeds , and gaudy tinselly drivers , and dames in scarlet and blue , much needing a washing , distributing coloured sheets about the grand performance to take place that night at eight o'clock , of the Sepoy 's Death Song and the Bleeding Bride . Miss Vincent had asked Miss Hackett to supper , and prepared herself and her fellow-teacher , Miss Calton , for a pleasant evening of talk , but to her great surprise , Dolores expressed her intention of going to the performance at the circus . `` My dear , '' said Miss Vincent , `` this is a very low affair -- not Sanger 's , nor anything so respectable . They have been here before , and the lodging-house people went and were quite shocked . ''