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When William Came

CHAPTER IX: AN EVENING "TO BE REMEMBERED"
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I felt I must tell you that, and also say how much I enjoyed Miss Mustelford's dancing." Tony Luton cheered wildly.
"That's the cleverest speech so far," he proclaimed.

He had been asked to liven things up at his table and was doing his best to achieve that result, but Mr.Gerald Drowly joined Lady Peach in the unfavourable opinion she had formed of that irrepressible youth.
Ronnie, on whom Cicely kept a solicitous eye, showed no sign of any intention of falling in love with Gorla.

He was more profitably engaged in paying court to the Grafin von Tolb, whose hospitable mansion in Belgrave Square invested her with a special interest in his eyes.

As a professional Prince Charming he had every inducement to encourage the cult of Fairy Godmother.
"Yes, yes, agreed, I will come and hear you play, that is a promise," said the Grafin, "and you must come and dine with me one night and play to me afterwards, that is a promise, also, yes?
That is very nice of you, to come and see a tiresome old woman.

I am passionately fond of music; if I were honest I would tell you also that I am very fond of good- looking boys, but this is not the age of honesty, so I must leave you to guess that.


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