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... dinner was not a smashing success , as a cool attitude prevailed among the guests toward the American lady . My wife , Countess Grandi , even teased me about the whole thing , saying , ' You're always up to strange things ! ' The morn ...
... dinner was not a smashing success , as a cool attitude prevailed among the guests toward the American lady . My wife , Countess Grandi , even teased me about the whole thing , saying , ' You're always up to strange things ! ' The morn ...
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... dinner parties , even making sure that the lettuce leaves were trimmed to the same size and shape . At the cocktail hour the staff , in livery , carried fine silver trays with such Legros delicacies from prewar years as grapes ...
... dinner parties , even making sure that the lettuce leaves were trimmed to the same size and shape . At the cocktail hour the staff , in livery , carried fine silver trays with such Legros delicacies from prewar years as grapes ...
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... dinner parties in Paris . She occasionally saw Sir Oswald and Lady Mosley and the Rochefoucaulds . She gave very intimate , limited soirees , with never more than eight guests . When she went out to dinner , she always made sure that ...
... dinner parties in Paris . She occasionally saw Sir Oswald and Lady Mosley and the Rochefoucaulds . She gave very intimate , limited soirees , with never more than eight guests . When she went out to dinner , she always made sure that ...
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