Excerpt from Robert Frank
Though otherwise, he must be acknowledged to be an eminent man. ...
The Old Diplomat.
Heaven help us, I know that well enough - he was one of Chicago's most distinguished pork butchers.
The Middle-Aged Diplomat.
He retired from business long ago. And as to Mrs. Hunter, I can inform you that she belongs to a good and old family.
The Old Diplomat.
At least, she says so herself.
The Middle-Aged Diplomat.
I have heard it from others also. I knew the Hunters in Washington - even at that time they lived in magnificent style. The whole diplomatic corps was often to be seen in their house.
The Old Diplomat.
All that does not prevent Mrs. Hunter from occasionally permitting herself to fail in the tact that one ought to demand of an ambassadress. You remember the story of the pearls the other night.
The Middle-Aged Diplomat.
Yes, the pearl story was a rather unpleasant affair; that I do not deny. If only Mrs. Hunter had asked my opinion before she gave her fancy-dress ball.
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