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Van Torp kept away from the Primadonna, and she watched him curiously, a good deal surprised to see that most of the others liked him better than she had expected. She was rather agreeably disappointed, too, at the reception she herself met with Lord Creedmore spoke of her only as 'Miss Donne, the daughter of his oldest friend, and every one treated her accordingly.
'I'm quite ashamed to ask you there, for we are dreadfully dull people; but it would give us a great deal of pleasure. 'You are very kind indeed, Margaret said. 'I should be delighted to come. 'Some of our neighbours might interest you, said Lord Creedmore. 'There's Mr. Van Torp, for instance, the American millionaire. His land joins mine. 'Really?
It was positively delightful to feel that he had never heard of her theatrical career. 'No; I'm a singer, she said. 'My stage name is Cordova. 'Oh yes, yes, answered Lord Creedmore, very vaguely. 'It's the same thing you cannot possibly have anything to do in September, can you? 'We shall see. I hope not, this year.
Lord Creedmore, the heir of the house, was absent, hunting in America, or he might temporarily have been taken into favour by contrast. Ultimately they agreed that the woman must be allowed to enter the house, but could not be received.
Margaret leaned forward and poked the small wood fire with a pair of unnecessarily elaborate gilt tongs, and she nodded, for she remembered how Lord Creedmore had mentioned the child that afternoon. He had hesitated a little, and had then gone on speaking rather hurriedly. She watched the sparks fly upward each time she touched the log, and she nodded slowly.
The society papers printed a paragraph which said that Lord Creedmore and Countess Leven were going to have a week-end party at Craythew, and the list of guests included the names of Mr. Van Torp and Senorita da Cordova, 'Monsieur Konstantinos Logotheti' and Mr. Paul Griggs, after those of a number of overpoweringly smart people.
Griggs and I are convinced that they are lunatics escaped from the asylum, and we have locked them up securely in the staircase beyond the study. 'Yes, sir, said the butler, as if Logotheti had been explaining how he wished his shoe-leather to be treated. 'I think you had better telephone for the doctor, and explain everything to him over the wire without speaking to Lord Creedmore just yet.
Quintin Manx, Lady Esquart tells me: money fabulous, and necessary to a younger son devoured with ambition. The elder brother, Lord Creedmore, is a common Nimrod, always absent in Hungary, Russia, America, hunting somewhere. Mr. Dacier will be in the Cabinet with the next Ministry. No more of him. A new work by ANTONIA was progressing.
On the previous evening Lady Maud had not told Margaret that Lord Creedmore lived in Surrey, having let his town house since his youngest daughter had married. She now explained that it would be absurd to think of driving such a distance when one could go almost all the way by train.
'It would be just the same if I went over to dinner every day, and didn't sleep in the house, wouldn't it? 'I'm not sure, Lady Maud said. 'I don't think it would, quite. It might seem odd that you should dine with us every day, whereas if you stop with us people cannot but see that my father wants you. 'How about Lady Creedmore? 'My mother is on the continent.
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