"What have you brought that thing for ?" I continued, pointing to the menu card.

"Do you want an order for dinner?
Miss Delora is dining elsewhere with me!" My tone was purposely aggressive.

Louis' manners, however, remained perfection.
"Miss Delora has engaged a table in the cafe," he said.

"I have come myself to suggest a little dinner.

I trust she will not disappoint us." She looked at me pathetically.