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 "Oh, yes! I know all about that!" persisted Evelyn, scornfully. "You had a Burke paper when I wanted you to show my uncle the art gallery and the plant house. And when Tommy Sears came up unexpectedly and I had two men up for the rally, you had a Burke paper then. And you may remember that the night of the concert you couldn't sit and talk to Patsy's man while she was singing, because you had to plan out a Burke paper. Now don't be a pig, Biscuits, but take him! You're the only one in the crowd that hasn't got a man already, and it's so beastly hard to run a new program so late in the day! You can sit 'em out, if you want, but do take him!"

"My dear child, I'm sorry she's sick, but I tell you that I wouldn't take the Prince of Wales!"