24/47 It _may_ keep me away another week or fortnight, but you won't mind, dear, will you? In these surroundings Lady Dunstable is less of the _bas-bleu_, and more of the woman. You _must_ make up your mind to come another year! You would soon get over your prejudice and make friends with her. She looks after us all--she talks brilliantly--and I haven't seen her rude to anybody since I arrived. There are some very nice people here, and altogether I am enjoying it. |