as I presently learned, this was only the family dining-room. There was a state dining-room somewhere else.
Mr. Varick put Mme. Storey at his right and me at his left. \"I ordered a small table,\" he said, \"because the family mahogany is depressing for so intimate a party. Would you like more light?\"
\"This is perfect,\" said Mme. Storey.
The meal commenced; hors d'oeuvres, soup, fish, and so on. In the beginning the conversation
as I presently learned, this was only the family dining-room. There was a state dining-room somewhere else.
Mr. Varick put Mme. Storey at his right and me at his left. \"I ordered a small table,\" he said, \"because the family mahogany is depressing for so intimate a party. Would you like more light?\"
\"This is perfect,\" said Mme. Storey.
The meal commenced; hors d'oeuvres, soup, fish, and so on. In the beginning the conversation
