The Numbered Account
“‘I have a little news-item,’ she told him.
‘Where are you speaking from?’ ‘Schuhs.’ ‘Have you had lunch?’ ‘Goodness no!—I’ve only just finished off-loading the little party.’ ‘Then why not come and eat something with me? Where we lunched yesterday? Was that all right?’ ‘Yes, lovely. I shall have Brienzerli again. When?’ ‘Now. It’s not two minutes from where you are.’ ‘All right. Only oughtn’t I to have an ice or something for the good of the house, after telephoning? No, I know— I’ll buy some c...akes for Mrs. H.’ She bought her cakes, and then wandered along the walk beside the Hohe Matte, lingering to smell the newlymown hay and to gaze up the valley at the Jungfrau; when she turned into the garden she saw, with a small throb of delight, Antrobus already seated at a table, two misty glasses of iced Cinzano before him. He got up.
‘Darling, you’ve taken rather a time. What have you been doing?’ ‘Looking at the Jungfrau,’ Julia said, sitting down and putting the parcel of cakes under her chair.MoreLess
‘Where are you speaking from?’ ‘Schuhs.’ ‘Have you had lunch?’ ‘Goodness no!—I’ve only just finished off-loading the little party.’ ‘Then why not come and eat something with me? Where we lunched yesterday? Was that all right?’ ‘Yes, lovely. I shall have Brienzerli again. When?’ ‘Now. It’s not two minutes from where you are.’ ‘All right. Only oughtn’t I to have an ice or something for the good of the house, after telephoning? No, I know— I’ll buy some c...akes for Mrs. H.’ She bought her cakes, and then wandered along the walk beside the Hohe Matte, lingering to smell the newlymown hay and to gaze up the valley at the Jungfrau; when she turned into the garden she saw, with a small throb of delight, Antrobus already seated at a table, two misty glasses of iced Cinzano before him. He got up.
‘Darling, you’ve taken rather a time. What have you been doing?’ ‘Looking at the Jungfrau,’ Julia said, sitting down and putting the parcel of cakes under her chair.MoreLess
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