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Chapter 9
’s,”andwasquiteasgoodinthatdepartmentasHarryMutlarwasasthelow-comedymerchant.AllthisisGreektome.
Wehadsomemusic,andLupin,whoneverleftDaisy’ssideforamoment,ravedoverhersingingofasong,called“SomeDay.”Itseemedaprettysong,butshemadesuchgrimaces,andsang,tomymind,sooutoftune,Iwouldnothaveaskedhertosingagain;butLupinmadehersingfoursongsrightoff,oneaftertheother.
Atteno’clockwewentdowntosupper,andfromthewayGowingandCummingsateyouwouldhavethoughttheyhadnothadamealforamonth.ItoldCarrietokeepsomethingbackincaseMr.Perkuppshouldcomebymerechance.Gowingannoyedmeverymuchbyfillingalargetumblerofchampagne,anddrinkingitstraightoff.Herepeatedthisaction,andmademefearourhalf-dozenofchampagnewouldnotlastout.Itriedtokeepabottleback,butLupingotholdofit,andtookittotheside-tablewithDaisyandFrankMutlar.
Wewentupstairs,andtheyoungfellowsbeganskylarking.Carrieputastoptothatatonce.Stillbrookamuseduswithasong,“WhathaveyoudonewithyourCousinJohn?”IdidnotnoticethatLupinandFrankhaddisappeared.IaskedMr.Watson,oneoftheHolloways,wheretheywere,andhesaid:“It’sacaseof‘Oh,whatasurprise!’”
Weweredirectedtoformacircle—whichwedid.Watsonthensaid:“IhavemuchpleasureinintroducingthecelebratedBlondinDonkey.”FrankandLupinthenboundedintotheroom.
