...it only tolerably. There were not gentlemen enough to go round, and that is always awkward. Capt. Semmes was not there, either, but Anderson Reese, who is almost as nice, supplied his place. As Jenny wasn't there, he took me as second best, and we spent half the evening tete-a-tete. He is delightful, in spite of being in love with another girl, and still wears a gray coat with brass buttons. I ...