7/38 Sir Luke perceived it, and immediately began to show off his hostess by one of the sparring matches that were apparently frequent between them. They fell to discussing a party of guests--landowners from a neighbouring estate--who seemed to have paid a visit to Crosby Ledgers the day before. Lady Dunstable had not enjoyed them, and her tongue on the subject was sharpness itself, restrained by none of the ordinary compunctions. "Is this how she talks about all her guests--on Monday morning ?" thought Doris, with quickened pulse as the biting sentences flew about. "Mr.Worthing? |