The Earl, to his great satisfaction, learnt later that she had received some applause, but not nearly as much as Lupita had.
He had already heard several men making rude remarks about Dunbridge’s hat.
He too was staring at it when Mrs. Asquith wearing the costume of an Oriental snake charmer, same to his side to say,
“What is going on, Ingram? I thought you were coming tonight with Heloise Brook.”
Margot Asquith was noted as being one of the most dangerous gossips in the whole of London Society.
The Earl therefore hesitated before he replied.
Then before he could do so she looked at Lupita and remarked,
“But naturally, seeing who you are with, I understand. She is exquisite, quite exquisite!”
The Earl suddenly had an idea and so bending towards Mrs. Asquith he said almost in a whis
