Chapter 33

She knew it wasn’t worthy of her. But she was human. And Tony, sitting next to her, played the game with her. At last he said, “Midget is furious. But she deserves it.” “I shouldn’t have come.” “Nonsense. And anyhow Midget isn’t treating you any worse than she does the rest of them. She adores being bad-mannered. She says that bad manners are a sign of aristocratic blood; that half the old monarchs were hateful and ill-tempered, and that it is middle-class to be polite to everybody.” After luncheon Tony took Virgin…