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Updated: July 29, 2025
At half-past nine o'clock that night the ship's band was playing in the grand lounge, and most of the first-class passengers who were not in the smoke-room were promenading or sitting about in that spacious and handsome apartment, listening to the music, or chatting together in couples or little groups.
It was dark when the train went away, and there was nothing more for me to see on that day, but I had another sensation and a memorable one. After dinner a little group, composed mainly of naval and military officers on embarkation duty, was established round the smoke-room fire in the South Western Hotel. We were all talking about the war, and all wishing that we were out in the thick of it.
Everybody hurries to his boat with the lifebelt and leaves the ship. Everybody is allowed to take one small bag previously packed. Nobody is allowed to go on the boat deck beyond the smoke-room. All persons living in first-class cabins are to stay amidships, and are not allowed to go aft without special permission; all persons living aft are to stay aft.
Of course a hundred places of amusement were open, but he did not feel in the humour to go to them. He dreaded the thought of going back to his chambers, while the streets repelled him. He glanced around the smoke-room, and noticed that it was peculiarly shaped, and then, looking behind a huge palm, he saw an alcove which he had not hitherto noticed.
"No, no," said Hermione, "Caminiti has taken my advice, and now there's a charming smoke-room behind this. Come along." She got up and led the way out. The two men followed her, Artois coming last. He noticed now more definitely the very great contrast between Hermione and her future husband. Delarey, when in movement, looked more than ever like a Mercury.
The ever-present and ever-ready individual with official information from sources that could not be questioned, travelled with remarkable regularity on each and every craft that ventured out upon the Hun-infested waters. In the smoke-room the invariable word went round that raiders were sinking everything in sight.
Hoover, leading the way downstairs, shewed Jones the billiard-room on the first floor, the dining-room, the smoke-room. All pleasant places, with windows opening on the gardens. Then he introduced him to some gentlemen. To Colonel Hawker, just come in from an after breakfast game of croquet, to Major Barstowe, and to a young man with no chin to speak of, named Smithers.
I cried, my face on fire, for I caught sight of it that moment in the stateroom mirror. Raffles seemed taken aback. "Not yet," said he; "but I mean to have it before we get to Naples." "Is it on board?" "Yes." "But how where who's got it?" "A little German officer, a whipper-snapper with perpendicular mustaches." "I saw him in the smoke-room." "That's the chap; he's always there.
"Yes, sir. Mr. Green is upstairs in the smoke-room," said the functionary whom the club grew under glass for the benefit of the members and their friends. "Sam, show this gentleman to Mr. Green."
It's only a reception, of course, but let me tell you I've seen after the refreshments not snacks refreshments, mind you! And there's a smoke-room for the boys, and the wife's got a spiritualism-room, and there's the show in this room. Some jolly good people here, too not all chorus girls and walking gents. Are they, Marie?" "You bet not," the lady replied.
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