“It was Friday and Cook served a really delicious steamed turbot with parsley sauce for lunch, followed by an apple crumble and custard. Theresa remained in bed and initially just Clara, Belinda and I sat down at the long mahogany table. The men entered when we were halfway through ourfish, did not apologize for their lateness and continued a conversation that had begun in Barney’s study. It seemed to be a list of people Bamey could count on to sway the voters in particular parts of the state. T...he notion of swaying voters had been quite new to me when I arrived in New York, but I had already witnessed such swaying, in one case amounting to kidnapping and threats of bodily harm if the voter didn't put his X in the right place. Since I was a female, and hence couldn't vote, I ignored them and they me. “I am dying of boredom,” Belinda announced, pushing her plate away with the fish half eaten. “After Paris and Florence I thought I'd welcome the chance to do nothing, but I'm too used to the whirl of high society.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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