\"Why? Is the house so cold?\" she asked, holding out her left hand to Archer in a way mysteriously suggesting that she expected him to kiss it.
\"No; but the missus is,\" said Beaufort, nodding carelessly to the young man.
\"But I thought her so kind. She came herself to invite me. Granny says I must certainly go.\"
\"Granny would, of course. And I say it's a shame you're going to miss the little oyster supper I'd planned for you at Delmonico's next Sunday,
\"Why? Is the house so cold?\" she asked, holding out her left hand to Archer in a way mysteriously suggesting that she expected him to kiss it.
\"No; but the missus is,\" said Beaufort, nodding carelessly to the young man.
\"But I thought her so kind. She came herself to invite me. Granny says I must certainly go.\"
\"Granny would, of course. And I say it's a shame you're going to miss the little oyster supper I'd planned for you at Delmonico's next Sunday,
