It means 'at once,' but every hotel-wala east of Suez understands it." Still she lingered.
"Have you any sisters--a mother living ?" she said.
"No.

I'm the sole survivor of my own family.

But I mean to give myself the pleasure of a full introduction while we dine, or sup.

Do say you are hungry." "I have not eaten a morsel since luncheon," she confessed.
"Oh, joy! I must interview the head waiter.

No common serf will suffice.