Jolly little affair to
liven us up a bit. Now Lou,--"
"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 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. It is safe to
say that it was not the rain that put a dampener on what otherwise
might have been an excessively jovial party.
Stupendous was the commotion at the Inn of the Stars when it became
known that one of the richest men in the world--and a possible
father-in-law apparent to the crown,--was to honour the place with
his presence that night.
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