14/20 And, once in a way, we might entertain them at Bayfield--late in the afternoon, when you have finished your Sunday nap. Narcissus might show them the pavement and tell them about Vespasian--not a regular lecture, it being Sunday, but an informal talk, with tea afterwards. And in the evening, perhaps, they might meet in the Orange Room for some sacred music--it need not be called a 'concert'-- " Dorothea stopped short, amazed at her own inventiveness. I envy your simplicity, my dear soul, in believing that the-- ah--alleged _ennui_ of these men can he cured by a talk about Vespasian. But when you go on to talk of sacred music, I must be permitted to remind you that a concert is none the less a concert for being called by another name. |