fitzmannering's

Updated: June 26, 2025

"I had the pleasure of seeing you last night," said Sir John at once, "at Lady Fitzmannering's evening party, or 'At Home, I believe we call them nowadays. Some of the guests read the invitation too much au pied de la lettre for my taste. They were so much at home that I, fearing to intrude, left rather early." "I believe the skirt-dancing frightened you away, Sir John," said Millicent merrily.

Henry Seton Merriman - With Edged Tools