It says the report of her fame as a dancer went before her, but that her performance last night caught it up and outstripped it." "I should not like to suggest that the Dawn is prejudiced," said Yeovil, "but Shalem is a managing director on it, and one of its biggest shareholders.

Gorla's dancing is an event of the social season, and Shalem is one of those most interested in keeping up the appearance, at any rate, of a London social season.

Besides, her debut gave the opportunity for an Imperial visit to the theatre--the first appearance at a festive public function of the Conqueror among the conquered.
Apparently the experiment passed off well; Shalem has every reason to feel pleased with himself and well-disposed towards Gorla.

By the way," added Yeovil, "talking of Gorla, I'm going down to Torywood one day next week." "To Torywood ?" exclaimed Cicely.

The tone of her exclamation gave the impression that the announcement was not very acceptable to her.
"I promised the old lady that I would go and have a talk with her when I came back from my Siberian trip; she travelled in eastern Russia, you know, long before the Trans-Siberian railway was built, and she's enormously interested in those parts.