From the Book of the Now
Two slaves circulated among them carrying trays of brandy. The English ladies refused. The Lord Chamberlain expressed his concern. Would they have preferred whisky; no doubt some could be produced? Or beer?
"Mon bon homme," said Dame Mildred severely, 'il vous faut comprendre que nous ne buvons rien de tout, jamais'; an announcement which considerably raised their prestige among the company; ... a very useful sort of woman to take on a journey.
"Mon bon homme," said Dame Mildred severely, 'il vous faut comprendre que nous ne buvons rien de tout, jamais'; an announcement which considerably raised their prestige among the company; ... a very useful sort of woman to take on a journey.