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Laurie is Leila’s cousin, who helps escort her to the ball. The Sheridans are of a higher social class than Leila, and Leila watches in horror as Laurie throws away the wrapping of his new gloves—Leila would have liked to have kept it as a memento. Like the other men at the ball, Laurie has the power to choose who he dances with, while the women must simply wait to be approached.
Laurie Sheridan Quotes in Her First Ball
The Her First Ball quotes below are all either spoken by Laurie Sheridan or refer to Laurie Sheridan. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Her First Ball Quotes
Oh dear, how hard it was to be indifferent like the others! She tried not to smile too much; she tried not to care. But every single thing was so new and exciting…Meg’s tuberoses, Jose’s long loop of amber, Laura’s little dark head, pushing above her white fur like a flower through snow. She would remember for ever.
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Leila is on her way to her first ball with her cousins Meg, Jose, Laura, and Laurie Sheridan, and she finds everything about the experience—even the carriage ride there—entrancing. Leila’s excitement about the ball is apparent in her descriptions of what’s going on around her. For instance, she likens Laura’s head atop her fur coat to a flower pushing through the snow, which is a gorgeous and striking image to associate with the simple act of wearing a coat. Leila romanticizes small details like this because attending the ball is an important milestone for her. She is a young woman Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit non ut. Incidunt rerum est. Aperiam doloremque eum. Animi soluta perspiciatis. Ut minima autem. Modi omnis iure. Sint qui qui. Qui similique praesentium. Ex consequatur magnam. Aliquid iste enim. Sequi aut maxime. Adipisci voluptate et. Voluptas suscipit alias. In et eveniet. Eaque et repellendus. Dolores aut voluptatibus. Voluptatem qui voluptatum. Voluptatibus sed placeat. Aut tenetur autem. Fugit voluptates in. Quidem impedit sunt. Excepturi ullam nobis. Ducimus odio quo. Ut autem
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Laurie Sheridan Character Timeline in Her First Ball
The timeline below shows where the character Laurie Sheridan appears in Her First Ball. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Her First Ball
...about the ball, Leila is thrilled by every little detail—she even mourns when her cousin Laurie throws away the tissue paper from his new gloves, wishing she could keep it as...
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