Excerpt: ...hour. With a smile set on a weary face, Esme drove on. She would snatch at amusement more greedily than ever! At eight in the morning a great London station is fully awake, but not yet stifling and noisy; the cool air of the night still lurks about the platforms; the glass has not got hot; the early people are cool themselves. Bertie was up early so as to call for Estelle; his taxi sped to the quiet square where her aunt lived. A gloomy place, with tall houses standing in formidable respectability, where grave ...
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Excerpt: ...hour. With a smile set on a weary face, Esme drove on. She would snatch at amusement more greedily than ever! At eight in the morning a great London station is fully awake, but not yet stifling and noisy; the cool air of the night still lurks about the platforms; the glass has not got hot; the early people are cool themselves. Bertie was up early so as to call for Estelle; his taxi sped to the quiet square where her aunt lived. A gloomy place, with tall houses standing in formidable respectability, where grave old butlers opened doors, and broughams and victorias still came round to take their owners for an airing. Estelle was on the doorstep, cool and fresh, one of the few people who can get up early without looking sleepy. They flew to Devonshire. "First class!" Estelle frowned as she saw her ticket. "Oh, Captain Carteret!" "This is my day," he pleaded. "To be economical travelling one must be economical in company. Come along." They had an empty carriage; going down to the restaurant for breakfast
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