history-in-the-making

Updated: May 17, 2025

Desire said, "No, thank you, John," in her detached way a way which drove him mad even while he adored it. So the Burton-Jones garden party faded into history. But history-in-the-making caught up its effects and carried them on.... It was a lovely night. But indoors it was hot with the accumulated heat of the day. Instead of going to bed, Mary slipped out into the garden.

Isabel Ecclestone Mackay - The Window-Gazer