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"I am quite positive that Lady Simpson will change her mind when she hears that Pericault's cousins are going," said Mrs. Blithers acidly. "Anything the matter with Pericault's cousins?" he demanded, inclined to the bellicose. "Ask Pericault," she replied briefly. He thought for a moment. "If that's the case, Lou, you'll have to come, if only to save my reputation," he said."
"I'll leave 'em in your care, Pericault," said Mr. Blithers grimly. "They are your cousins, you know." "Trust me implicitly. Monsieur," said Pericault, bowing very deeply. Then he said good-night to Mrs. Blithers and Lady Simpson. The secondary London lawyer did the same. Out in the wide, brilliantly lighted foyer, a few late-stayers were waiting for their conveyances to be announced.
I didn't think it of Pericault. He seems less like a Frenchman than any man I've ever known." Mrs. Blithers relented. She went to the dinner and so did Lady Simpson, despite Pericault's cousins, and the only ones in the party who appeared to be uneasy were the cousins themselves.
"Everything satisfactory, M'sieur Blithers?" inquired the maitre d'hotel softly, ingratiatingly, into his left ear. "Absolutely," said Mr. Blithers with precision. "You needn't hurry things. We've got the whole evening ahead of us." Lady Simpson shivered slightly. The Pericault cousins brightened up. There was still a chance that the "dowagers" would retire early from the scene of festivity.
"All right," said Mr. Blithers, "Call the cars up, waiter. Still raining?" "Yes, M'sieur. At this season of the year " "Call the cars. Let's have your bill." Pericault's cousins were reluctant to go. In fact, they protested shrilly that it was silly to break up such a successful party at such an unseemly hour. "Never mind," whispered Pericault softly, and winked.
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