This house ought to be very serious and political, but we have every sort of creature--provided it's an amusing, or successful, or good-looking one.

By the way, used Maxine de Renzie to come here, when she was acting in London at George Allendale's theatre?
That was before Di and I arrived on the scene, you remember." "I remember.

Oh, yes, she came here.

It was in this house I met her first, off the stage, I believe." "What a sweet memory! Wasn't Mrs.George awfully jealous of her husband when he had such a fascinating beauty for his leading lady ?" "I never heard that she was." "You needn't look cross with me.

I'm not saying anything against your gorgeous Maxine." "Of course not.