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Lord Argentine thought she was chaffing him, you know, but when he laughed she said she was speaking quite seriously and offered to show him the jar. Of course, he couldn't say anything more after that; but it seems rather antiquated for a beverage, doesn't it? LORD ARGENTINE THOUGHT SHE WAS CHAFFING HIM YOU KNOW BUT WHEN HE LAUGHED SHE SAID SHE WAS SPEAK SPEAKING QUITE SERIOUSLY AND OFFERED TO SHOW HIM THE JAR OF COURSE HE COULDN'T SAY ANYTHING MORE AFTER THAT BUT IT SEEMS RATHER ANTIQUATED FOR A BEVERAGE DOESN'T IT
ch window. “It looks cheerful, doesn’t it?” he said. “Yes, and the inside is still more cheery. One of the pleasantest houses of the season, so I have heard. I haven’t been there myself, but I’ve met several men who have, and they tell me it’s uncommonly jovial.” “Whose house is it?” “A Mrs. Beaumont’s.” “And who is she?” “I couldn’t tell you. I have heard she comes from South America, but after all, who she is is of little consequence. She is a very wealthy woman, there’s no doubt of that, and some of the best people have taken her up. I hear she has some wonderful claret, really marvellous wine, which must have cost a fabulous sum. Lord Argentine was telling me about it; he was there last Sunday evening. He assures me he has never tasted such a wine, and Argentine, as you know, is an expert. By the way, that reminds me, she must be an oddish sort of woman, this Mrs. Beaumont. Argentine asked her how old the wine was, and what do you think she said? ‘About a thousand years, I believe. FFODIL COLOURED CURTAINS WERE DRAPED BACK FROM EACH WINDOW IT LOOKS CHEERFUL DOESN'T IT HE SAID YES AND THE INSIDE IS STILL MORE CHEERY ONE OF THE PLEASANTEST HOUSES OF THE SEASON SO I HAVE HEARD I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE MYSELF BUT I'VE MET SEVERAL MEN WHO HAVE AND THEY TELL ME IT'S UNCOMMONLY JOVIAL WHOSE HOUSE IS IT A MISSUS BEAUMONT'S AND WHO IS SHE I COULDN'T TELL YOU I HAVE HEARD SHE COMES FROM SOUTH AMERICA BUT AFTER ALL WHO SHE IS IS OF LITTLE CONSEQUENCE SHE IS A VERY WEALTHY WOMAN THERE'S NO DOUBT OF THAT AND SOME OF THE BEST PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN HER UP I HEAR SHE HAS SOME WONDERFUL CLARET REALLY MARVELLOUS WINE WHICH MUST HAVE COST A FABULOUS SUMM LORD ARGENTINE WAS TELLING ME ABOUT IT HE WAS THERE LAST SUNDAY EVENING HE ASSURES ME HE HAS NEVER TASTED SUCH A WINE AND ARGENTINE AS YOU KNOW IS AN EXPERT BY THE WAY THAT REMINDS ME SHE MUST BE AN ODDLY SORTER WOMAN AS MISSUS BEAUMONT ARGENTINE ASKED HER HOW OLD THE WINE WAS AND WHAT DO YOU THINK SHE SAID ABOUT A THOUSAND YEARS I BELIEVE
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