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Updated: June 29, 2025
By the time Waverley was dressed and had issued forth, David had associated himself with two or three of the numerous Highland loungers who always graced the gates of the castle with their presence, and was capering and dancing full merrily in the doubles and full career of a Scotch foursome reel, to the music of his own whistling.
I have forgotten what I intended to write when I started that sentence, and what it was cuts no figure. I only know that just at that instant Chilvers, Marshall, and Carter appeared, dragged me from my chair and insisted that I join them in a foursome. There was no escape, so I got ready and in a few minutes was with them at the first tee.
Miss Dangerfield did not take it the least to heart, but the dinner did not cost her thirty-two dollars. Not that I care for the money, but it is the first time this year that my score has been more than ninety. I can take Thomas out alone and beat him so badly he will not dare turn in his score, but in a mixed foursome he can put it all over me.
Let's call ourselves 'The Foursome League. Now then, put your right hands all together on mine, and say after me: 'I hereby promise and vow on my honor as a gentlewoman that I'll stand by my chums in No. 2 Dormitory at any cost. That's a good beginning. When we've time, we'll draw up the rules. Subscriptions? Oh, bother!
Bayliss, to whom the remark was addressed, made no answer. I judged that he did not care for the honor of the Heathcroft company. But Frances, after a glance in his direction, answered for him. "Oh, not in the least," she said. "A foursome is ever so much more sporting than a threesome. Mr. Heathcroft, you and I will play Doctor Bayliss and Uncle. Shall we?"
An ideal golf course would be one where the members of the fair sex are content to group themselves about the driving tees and award an honest meed of praise and applause to their fathers, husbands, or sweethearts. "You're up, Thomas," I said when the crack foursome was out of range. Thomas basted out a screecher, and Miss Ross followed with the best shot she ever made.
I sure was gettin' an earful of this golf stuff, but I was still awake. Dowd goes on to tell how reg'lar the old foursome got under way every afternoon at 2:30. That is, every day but Sunday. "Oh, yes," says I. "Church?" "No," says Dowd. "Sandy the Great." "Eh?" says I, gawpin'.
Three friends joined me in a foursome, but when we went into the club-house after our game, another anxious golfer went up to my partner when I was standing by, and inquired of him whether he had heard that Vardon was playing on the links.
In the interval, whilst they waited for luncheon, Mannering contrived to have a word alone with his wife. "I am not responsible," he said, "for this enlargement of our party. The Duchess invited herself." "It does not matter," she declared, listlessly. "What are you doing afterwards?" "Playing golf, I fancy," he answered. "You heard what Redford said about a foursome."
They showed a few milk-fed Springers how to take a Joke, and then played an 18-hole Foursome which was more or less of a Grewsome. Then a little Tea on the Terrace with Herbert lolling by in his Flannels, just as you read about it in Mrs. Humphrey Ward.
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