terms were hardly adequate; she might have spoken in that way of a tea-party at the dear old Miss Lannings'.
\"The van der Luydens,\" said Archer, feeling himself pompous as he spoke, \"are the most powerful influence in New York society. Unfortunately—owing to her health—they receive very seldom.\"
She unclasped her hands from behind her head, and looked at him meditatively.
\"Isn't that perhaps the reason?\"
\"The reason—?\"
terms were hardly adequate; she might have spoken in that way of a tea-party at the dear old Miss Lannings'.
\"The van der Luydens,\" said Archer, feeling himself pompous as he spoke, \"are the most powerful influence in New York society. Unfortunately—owing to her health—they receive very seldom.\"
She unclasped her hands from behind her head, and looked at him meditatively.
\"Isn't that perhaps the reason?\"
\"The reason—?\"
