Lord Arthur Savile's Crime谷月社, 30. 10. 2015 It was Lady Windermere’s last reception before Easter, and Bentinck House was even more crowded than usual. Six Cabinet Ministers had come on from the Speaker’s Levée in their stars and ribands, all the pretty women wore their smartest dresses, and at the end of the picture-gallery stood the Princess Sophia of Carlsrühe, a heavy Tartar-looking lady, with tiny black eyes and wonderful emeralds, talking bad French at the top of her voice, and laughing immoderately at everything that was said to her. It was certainly a wonderful medley of people. Gorgeous peeresses chatted affably to violent Radicals, popular preachers brushed coat-tails with eminent sceptics, a perfect bevy of bishops kept following a stout prima-donna from room to room, on the staircase stood several Royal Academicians, disguised as artists, and it was said that at one time the supper-room was absolutely crammed with geniuses. In fact, it was one of Lady Windermere’s best nights, and the Princess stayed till nearly half-past eleven. As soon as she had gone, Lady Windermere returned to the picture-gallery, where a celebrated political economist was solemnly explaining the scientific theory of music to an indignant virtuoso from Hungary, and began to talk to the Duchess of Paisley. She looked wonderfully beautiful with her grand ivory throat, her large blue forget-me-not eyes, and her heavy coils of golden hair....
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... Podgers at once, I shall have to go myself.' 'Let me go, Lady Windermere,' said a tall handsome young man, who was standing by, listening to the conversation with an amused smile. ' Thanks so much , Lord Arthur ; but I.
... smiling hostess , a tall girl , with sandy Scotch hair , and high shoulder - blades , stepped awkwardly from behind the sofa , and held out a long , bony hand with spatulate fingers . ' Ah , a pianist ! I see , ' said Mr. Podgers , ' an ...
... smile , his gold spectacles , and his bright , beady eyes ; and when he told poor Lady Fermor , right out before every one , that she did not care a bit for music , but was extremely fond of musicians , it was generally felt that ...
... smile , ' It is the hand of a charming young man . ' Of course it is ! ' answered Lady Windermere , ' but will he be a charming husband ? That is what I want to know . ' ' All charming young men are , ' said Mr. Podgers . ' I don't ...
... go. The Duchess is in no hurry.' 'Ladies should not be kept waiting, Lord Arthur,' said Mr. Podgers, with his sickly smile. 'The fair sex is apt to be impatient.' Lord Arthur's finely-chiselled lips curled in petulant disdain. The poor.
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