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"It will be hard to beat our own," said Peter. "Well, away there, then; let's get back to a band again, anyhow." The great palm-lounge was full of people, and for a few minutes it did not seem as if they would find seats; but then Julie espied a half-empty table, and they made for it.
So, having drained their two glasses of triple sec, they passed out into the big palm-lounge, which is so popular with the Parisians after the play. Peggy and her parents had come to Paris in mid-December to do some shopping.
When I came back in the small hours of the morning it was gone. Rashîd who slept out at a khan in charge of our two horses came in at eight o'clock to rouse me. Hearing of my loss, he gave me the worst scolding I have ever had, and then went out to blow up the hotel proprietor. It was, for once, a real hotel with table d'hôte, hall-porter, and a palm-lounge everything, in fact, excepting drains.
When I arrived upon the scene, which was the palm-lounge an open courtyard shaded by an awning he was flourishing a monstrous whip, with dreadful imprecations, literally foaming at the mouth. I begged him to do nothing rash, but he seemed not to hear me.
Olive was already waiting for him in the palm-lounge of the Quisisana when he reached there at ten-o'clock. She was smilingly gracious had seemingly forgiven him his doubting of her word the evening before. They took a taxi to the nursing home, and on the way Olive stopped at a florist's to buy a bunch of tiger-lilies.
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