And Five Were Foolish

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Yates Dornford. And Five Were Foolish

And Five Were Foolish

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SARAH

SARAH

MADELEINE

MADELEINE

KATHARINE

KATHARINE

SPRING

SPRING

ELIZABETH

ELIZABETH

JO

JO. I. January 7th, 1926

II. November 22nd, 1926

III. March 3rd, 1928

IV. February 20th, 1929

V. March 11th, 1929

VI. September 5th, 1929

ATHALIA

ATHALIA

ANN

ANN

ELEANOR

ELEANOR

SUSAN

SUSAN

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Dornford Yates

Published by Good Press, 2021

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That the table which was offered them at Claridge’s should lie directly between one presided over by Mrs. Closeley Dore and another at which Mrs. Sheraton Forbes was entertaining two stylish Americans was sheer good fortune..... Virgil and Sarah had the time of their lives. Placidly to browse under their enemies’ noses was delightful enough. The reflection that the more they vented their good humour, the higher must rise the fever of indignation raging on either side, made the two positively festive.... When the two Americans asked their hostess the identity of ‘that most attractive couple,’ and seemed surprised to learn that they were not of the Blood Royal, Mrs. Sheraton Forbes’ cup began to overflow....

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