Emmeline smiled and nodded at the next in line. “Thank you so much,” she murmured in response to their congratulations. “So kind.” As they drifted away, she whispered in an undertone, “Just because you ply them with champagne and lobster salad does not mean you can be unpardonably rude!” “My dear Emmeline, there is also mayonnaise of salmon and veal and ham pie! Pray do not minimize my efforts to provide for our guests.”
