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A delicious luncheon, perfectly served by a velvet-footed maid and the old colored butler, followed, and there was a great deal of conversation, a great deal of reminiscing and a great deal of laughter. Cynthia complained that the claret cup was too sweet and that the ices were not frozen enough and had much to say of the ice cream at Maillard's.
She entertained him prodigiously. After luncheon Miss Beers said she was going uptown to be fitted, and that she would go alone because her aunt made her nervous. When Fred held her coat for her, she murmured, "Thank you, Alphonse," as if she were addressing the waiter.
Nowadays nowadays we only carry our troubles about with us." The bishop was touched by these moving words. Mr. van Koppen, wearing a benevolent twinkle in his eye, said to himself: "What a lordly liar! Almost as good as myself." Luncheon was announced. "You are quite right," the Count was saying to Mr. Heard.
I think it probable that I had as much enjoyment in forming one of the great mob in 1834 as I had among the grandeurs in 1886, but the last is pleasanter to remember and especially to tell of. After the race we had a luncheon served us, a comfortable and substantial one, which was very far from unwelcome. I did not go to the Derby to bet on the winner.
Every one of the travelers was anxious to alleviate their misery in some way, by offering them cigars, food, and money. My heart bled for the poor creatures, and I gave them all I had in my purse, and my luncheon also. They represented the debris of Faidherbe's army, which of all the troops had seen the most desperate fighting during the war.
"I prefer whichever can say the nicest things to my very good friends, and tell them how grateful I am for their kindness to me." "Ah, well, we'll see." When they got back to shore it was half-past one. "You will come and have some luncheon with us?" said Sheila when they had gone up the steps and into the King's road. "Will that lady be there?" "Mrs. Lorraine? Yes."
Just what she was doing seemed to concern him very little, for he sat down at a table near her, pulled out some blue prints, and began studying them. "Thank heaven for the saving qualities of firearms," mused Katherine, industriously letting out a tuck. But luncheon seemed to suggest the social side of life, for after they were seated he asked: "Oh yes, by the way, where's Miss "
"I hope you won't ask any of these people to luncheon," Peter said in an aside to Mrs. D'Alloi. "Why?" he was asked. Peter looked puzzled, and finally said weakly, "I I have a good deal to do." And then as proper punishment for his misdemeanor, the footman announced Dorothy and Miss Biddle, Ray and Ogden.
He kissed her twice, and then went back to his work of mowing, which needs more strength than any other country labour a mower is to a man what a dray-horse is to a horse. They lingered long over the luncheon under the shady oaks, with the great blue tile of the sky overhead, and the sweet scent of hay around them. They lingered so long, that young Mr.
"Get your father's consent that you can go; that'll be all," announced Ned and then, breaking into a laugh, he relieved the perplexed Alan by explaining what had just taken place. In ten minutes Alan had secured permission to be off for the remainder of the day and the two boys hurried away for luncheon, to revel in dreams of their great opportunity. By night Mrs.
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