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And he never appeared to be perfectly sober, even when he was. Graylock received them in his office a big, reckless-eyed, handsome man, with Broad Street written all over him and "danger" etched in every deepened line of his face. "Well, how about that business of mine?" he inquired. "It's all right to keep me waiting, of course, while you and Quair here match for highballs at the Ritz."
Wine is sure a mocker and Scotch highballs is fierce. "I heard from the folks in Emporia the other day and they are still talking over the time I and the two guys in the automobile pulled off.
Or would you prefer whisky, gentlemen?" "Ginger-ale highballs are my favorite fruit," admitted Knowlton. "Can ginger ale be bought here?" "Indeed yes. At one milrei a bottle." "Cheap enough. Thomaz, three bottles of ginger ale and one of North American whisky the best. Cigars also. Out on the piazza." "Si, senhores." Schwandorf got up. "If you will pardon me, I will drink my kümmel.
When he was gone they sat for a time smoking, sipping now and then at their highballs. At length McKay said, "Humph!" "Amen. Pretty square sort of chap, though, don't you think?" "I'm not saying," was the Scot's cautious answer. "Seems to be trying to discourage us and egg us on at the same time. Something up his sleeve, perhaps." "Can't tell. But his line of talk rings true so far.
So poor Flora again had to be the perfect hostess, and switch from anagrams to bridge." "And Polly played anagrams with Drake?" Dundee prompted. "No. She said she thought anagrams were silly, and wandered off the porch and down the path, calling over her shoulder that she was going to take a walk. Tracey asked Johnny if he'd mind mixing the highballs and bringing out the sandwiches.
At times he went alone to his room at the top of the house and buried himself in books. On Saturday evenings he had a debauch and with a group of friends from town sat at a card table in the long parlour playing poker and drinking highballs. Laura Ormsby, Margaret's mother, had never seemed a real part of the life about her. Even as a child the daughter had thought her hopelessly romantic.
" To abstain from cocktails, highballs and all expensive wines, also from cigarettes, to influence husbands, fathers, brothers, sons and men friends to do the same, and to contribute the amount thus saved to the Women's National War Fund. " To keep this pledge until the invader has been driven from the soil of free America." I may mention that Mrs.
An observer, given to deductions, might have noticed that half of the diners were immoderately hilarious, the other half studiously polite. Lord Bazelhurst wore a hunted look and drank more than one or two highballs. From time to time he cast furtive glances at his wife. He laughed frequently at the wrong time and mirthlessly. "He's got something on his mind," whispered Odwell in comment.
Royal urged me till I consented and I soon found myself in a beautiful place where merry groups of people were seated about small tables. Any desire for food I might have had left me as I heard Royal and the other men order wines and highballs. "What will you have, Phœbe?" Royal asked me. I gasped "Why nothing." "Be a sport," he urged, "look around and do as the 'Romans do." I looked around.
Whenever she went to lie down, which was frequently, he played poker and drank highballs. He tried in his sincerest way to amuse her. He took her to theaters, restaurants, road-houses. He arranged a three days' hunting-trip, with a darky cook. He hired motor-boats and motor-cars and told her every "here's a new one," that he heard.
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