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44 Lord Keynes, you look as if America agreed with you, and I see they have been interviewing you already. Well, that's our way here. Why, when Reginald Armstrong gave his equestrian party down at Port Washington last week, I assure you there was a string of our newspaper men a quarter of a mile long waiting to see

The curious shrillness of talk peculiar to America sounded loud in the restaurant as they made their sidling way by crowded tables toward one of the windows looking on the street.

asked Mrs. Massington.

said Mrs. Palmer.

said he,

said Mrs. Palmer in a loud aside to Bertie.

continued Mr. Armstrong,

Mrs. Palmer smiled.

she said loudly across the table to Mrs. Massington.

again continued Mr. Armstrong; and when Mrs. Palmer objects, she objects. She said she wouldn't come. So I had to think of something