10/22 I do not want to make new friends, especially English ones, now. I am so busy all day, and of course my evenings belong to Basil." "Yes, and there is no one to talk to me. Ethel and the Englishman would pass an hour or two very nicely, and your father is very fond of foreigners. I think you ought to ask Ethel to introduce him to us; then we could have a little dinner for him and invite him to our opera box--don't you agree with me, Bryce ?" "If Dora does. Of course, at this time, Dora's wishes and engagements are the most important. |