Goya Nude Maja painting
hassam Geraniums painting
Kahlo Roots painting
Rembrandt Christ In The Storm painting
A party for the Blenkers -- the Blenkers?''
Mr. Welland laid down his knife and fork and looked anxiously and incredulously across the luncheon-table at his wife, who, adjusting her gold eye-glasses, read aloud, in the tone of high comedy: ``Professor and Mrs. Emerson Sillerton request the pleasure of Mr. and Mrs. Welland's company at the meeting of the Wednesday Afternoon Club on August 25th at 3 o'clock punctually. To meet Mrs. and the Misses Blenker. ``Red Gables, Catherine Street. R. S. V. P.''
``Good gracious -- '' Mr. Welland gasped, as if a second reading had been necessary to bring the monstrous absurdity of the thing home to him.
``Poor Amy Sillerton -- you never can tell what her husband will do next,'' Mrs. Welland sighed. ``I suppose he's just discovered the Blenkers.''
Professor Emerson Sillerton was a thorn in the side of Newport society; and a thorn that could not be plucked out, for it grew on a venerable and venerated family tree. He was, as people said, a man who had
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
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