"I do wish that you could make up your mind to come.

Of course, I haven't any amusements to offer you, but you could rest as thoroughly as you like.
They say that the air is the finest in England.

There is always bridge, you know, for the evenings, and if Miss Jeanne likes bathing, my gardens go down to the beach." "It sounds delightful," the Princess said, "and exactly what we want.
We have a good many invitations, but I have not cared to accept any of them, for I do not think that Jeanne would care much for the life at an ordinary country house.

I myself," she continued, with perfect truth, "am not squeamish, but the last house-party I was at was certainly not the place for a very young girl." "Make up your mind, then, and say yes," Cecil de la Borne pleaded.
"You shall hear from us within the next few days," the Princess answered.

"I really believe that we shall come." The little party left the restaurant a few minutes later on their way into the foyer for coffee.