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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ...a noble thing to do. Attraction number three: pretty little lady who has just emerged triumphantly from the Divorce Court, without a spot upon her pretty little character. Attraction number four--lady Clarice rejoins the group Blanchflower interrupting. No! No! Skip number four! We know all about her. Attraction number five. And mind, I shall thoroughly scold you all--when Lushington has got through his list. Monty proceeding. Attraction number five: impressionist artist, novelist, and general dirty modern dabbler--is consummately clever--a consistent scoundrel in every relation of life--especially to women--a liar, a cheat, and drunkard--and a great personal friend of my own. Blanchflower. Oh, this is too shocking! This is really too shocking! Lady Clarice. You've omitted the chief attraction to-night--our famous astronomer. Monty. Remon? Blanchflower. Of course. Since his great discovery we've only one astronomer in England. Charley. What was his great discovery? Blanchflower. Don't know. Some new spots on Venus, I believe. Monty. No. That she wanted a ne%v belt to hide the manners of her inhabitants, which were distinctly visible through his new large telescope, and if constantly observed would tend to the corruption of London society. Blanchflower. You naughty person! You're not to look through that telescope! Monty. My dear Blanchflower, I have; and I assure you we have nothing to fear. But I tremble for the morals of Venus if they get a telescope as large as Itemon's and begin to look at us. Blanchflower. Tell me, this friendship of the astronomer with Lady Skene--eh? hum?--quite innocent--eh? Monty. I have never known any friendship between a man and a married woman that was not innocent. How can it be guilty, unless the woman is ugly? Lady Clarice. ...Book Details
Published
May 1, 2012
Publisher
RareBooksClub.com
Pages
474
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781231374115