“Hotel Ritz!”
Chapter XXXI
ANNA’S TEA PARTY
“I suppose you haven’t the least idea who I am,” Lady Lescelles said, as she
settled herself in Anna’s most comfortable chair. Ascertaining that it was Sheppard of whom this concourse
was in pursuit, the two horsemen leapt the hedge, and were presently close upon
him. And a custom had grown up of a general tea at four o’clock,
under the auspices of a Miss Garvice, a tall and graceful girl of distinguished
intellectual incompetence, in whom the hostess instinct seemed to be abnormally
developed. But the recollection of the warm pliant body in his arms
…!
"I am a thief!" he whispered. For a few minutes,
Darrell seemed to have the advantage in the conflict. Do look at this tragedy in
mauve, who has just come in. Jesus! They just wouldn’t let up about you after
you played the violin for them. ’
‘Oui, mais—safe. "I will at once convince you of the truth of my
assertions, and ascertain whether the enemy really is at hand. My politics in that matter wouldn’t be to give women votes. "
"Ah!" ejaculated the widow, hiding her face. The world had not passed by but had
gone around it in a tremendous half-circle. Look what you have brought
upon your pets. It was
lent me by a countryman o' mine; but I paid him back in his own coin—ha! ha!"
"A countryman of yours, Terry?"
"Ay, and a noble one, too, Quilt—more's the pity! You've heard of the Marquis
of Slaughterford, belike?"
"Of course; who has not? He's the leader of the Mohocks, the general of the
Scourers, the prince of rakes, the friend of the surgeons and glaziers, the terror of
your tribe, and the idol of the girls!"
"That's him to a hair?" cried Terence, rapturously. She makes catty comments
about you to her friends if you are within hearing
distance—that’s her thing—then if you are brave enough
to confront her, she just denies it all and laughs at you.
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