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You must make allowances for the fact that, on this especial morning, he was still suffering from a recent twinge of the gout, and that his toast was somewhat dryer than he liked it; and, most potent of all, that the foreign mail, just in, had caused him to rebel anew against the proprieties and his daughter's inclinations, which chained him to Selwoode, in the height of the full London season, to preside over a house-party every member of which he cordially disliked.
Ex-Governor Mallory, to be sure. It's their annual St. Valentine's day house-party at their old family estate in Union County." The Judge got up, laughing. "Old family estate," he mocked. "They are one of the oldest and best families in this State," cried his wife. "The Governor's an old blackguard," said her husband tolerantly. "The Mallorys the Hollisters Lydia is certainly," began Mrs.
We spent the time very much after the fashion of an ordinary house-party during the first week of October. We shot until four o'clock, came home and played bridge until dinner-time, bridge or billiards after dinner, varied by a dance one night and some amateur theatricals. On the fifth day a singular thing happened to me.
He was more than usually uncommunicative about his house-party experiences the Doctor thought and fancied too that just at first after his return the boy did not meet his eyes quite frankly.
The stables were now empty, but the garage adjoining, whence came the odour of petrol, contained the two Glencardine cars, besides three others belonging to members of that merry, irresponsible house-party. The inspection of the pointers was a mere excuse on her ladyship's part to be alone with Flockart.
Leithcourt and her husband, a tall, thin, gray-headed, well-dressed man, both came forward to greet us, and after a few introductions I joined a set at tennis. They were a merry crowd. The Leithcourts were entertaining a large house-party, and their hospitality was on a scale quite in keeping with the fine old place they rented.
A disagreement is not allowed between a host and hostess when one is staying in their house, at all events. It is quite simple to get all the quarrelling over beforehand, to so arrange as to look like winged angels when one's house-party is here to see. He refuses to have anything to do with a swift glance from Mrs. Bethune as he leaves the breakfast-room.
Saturday was made eventful by its appearance; even Sir Francis interested himself in the full-page studies of actresses and débutantes, the house-party groups and snapshots of celebrities in the Park. . . . As he climbed into the car Eric was careful to let Sybil see that he was carrying the paper in his hand.
Seeing that it was only a snake, something which Mary and Holland were always dragging home, to add to their collection of skins and shells, she went on: "The Little Colonel is to have a second house-party. The same girls that were at the first one are invited for the month of June, and Eugenia is to be married there instead of in New York.
I'd do lots more than this to keep the Princess from being ashamed of me." Then she put it away and went out to the hammock, under the umbrella-tree, and while she sat swinging back and forth for a long happy hour, she pictured to herself the delights of the coming house-party. The Princess would be changed, she knew. Her last photograph showed that.
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