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Aunt Maria nodded her head to him, saying, "I'll send it you as soon as I can," and made for the door. She was smiling now; Sandro seemed more himself again. He, left alone, lay back on his pillow, breathing fast, rather exhausted; but after awhile he opened the engagement-book again and ran his eyes up and down its columns.
On the way down, she stopped at Ticonderoga, while her appearance so delighted a party of pleasure- seekers that she was engaged for another day, and a dinner for twenty spoken for. "Lawry, you must have an engagement-book, or you will forget some of your parties," said Mr. Sherwood, who stood by the pilot, in the wheel-house, when the steamer started.
The great man lifted his eyebrows, and looked at his engagement-book attentively. 'I could do it to-morrow, he said at last; 'and the sooner, the better. Have you got lodgings? or can I help you? And Then he stopped, and looked at Lucy. 'Let me settle things with your husband, Mrs. Grieve, he said, with a kindly smile. 'You look tired after your journey.
I think I shall come too, said Sir Tito, pretending to look at his engagement-book. He burst out laughing at her expression. 'Ah, I'm not wanted! Tiens! If you're not very careful one person will go with you, I can tell you. And that will be Madame Frabelle. 'No, she won't. Indeed not! It's the last day of Archie's holidays. 'He's coming with you?
'Hamilton, how soon have I a free day for dining with Captain Sarrasin, who is kind enough to ask me? Hamilton referred to his engagement-book. 'Saturday week is free. That is, it is not filled up. You have seven invitations, but none of them has yet been accepted. 'Refuse them all, please; I shall dine with Captain Sarrasin. 'If Mr.
'I think they seem very happy. 'We're lunching there on Sunday, aren't we? Don't forget to order me a buttonhole the day before, Edith. 'I'll remember. She looked at her engagement-book. 'It's not next Sunday, Bruce. Next Sunday we're lunching with your people. You'll be sure to come, won't you? 'Oh, ah, yes! If I'm well enough. Confidences 'I know who you are. You're the pretty lady.
After all, why not fix it now?" With a sudden inclination towards amiability he opened his overcoat, thrust his hand into an inner pocket, and drew out his engagement-book the same long, narrow book fitted with two pencils that Loder had scanned so interestedly on his first morning at Grosvenor Square. He opened it, turning the pages rapidly. "What day shall it be?
She glanced up in quiet pleasure at her Success, and, with a charming affectation of seriousness, marked the engagement with a big cross. At the same moment the car slackened speed, as the chauffeur waited for further orders. Lillian shut the engagement-book and handed it back. "Where can I drop you?" she asked. "At the club?" The question recalled him to a sense of present things.
Lucia could not yield at once. She had to press her fingers to her forehead. "So kind of you, Georgie," she said, "but I must think. Are we doing anything on Christmas night, carrissimo? Where's your engagement-book? Go and consult it." This was a grand manoeuvre, for hardly had Peppino left the room when she started up with a little scream and ran after him. "Me so stupid," she cried.
"Papa told me to make an appointment with you. When can you come?" Cornish produced a minute engagement-book, and these two busy people put their heads together in the search for a disengaged moment. Not only in mind, but in face and manner, they slightly resembled each other, and might, by the keen-sighted, have been set down at once as cousins.
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