Everything in the house was opulent, plush and new since it had only been opened in January.
The girls too, who Lord Harleston realised had come from St. Louis with Jennie, were exquisitely dressed in ballgowns and behaved in a way that would not at the moment of his arrival have shocked Marlborough House.
Their job was to amuse and they were obviously past masters at it, especially their madam.
Lord Harleston found himself relaxing for the first time since he had left England and laughing unreservedly at some of the outrageous things that Jenny said and the quickness of her wit.
He had not met many American women and he had no idea they could be so sharp that they could turn the serious or dull with a turn of phrase into something uproariously funny.
As they talked, other customers a
