Tales and Novels - Volume 6 e-bog

Excerpt: "e;Are you to be at Lady Clonbrony's gala next week?"e; said Lady Langdale to Mrs. Dareville, whilst they were waiting for their carriages in the crush-room of the opera-house. "e;Oh, yes! every body's to be there, I hear,"e; replied Mrs. Dareville. "e;Your ladyship, of course?"e; "e;Why, I don't know; if I possibly can. Lady Clonbrony makes it such a point with me, that I believe I must look in upon her for a few minutes. They are going to a prodigious expense on this occasion. Soho tells me the reception rooms are all to be new furnished, and in the most magnificent style."e;