He Is A Charming Man, Very Simple In His
Manner, And One Could Hardly Believe That He Is The Son-In-Law Of A
Great Queen And Heir To A Splendid Dukedom.
He had announced that he would start at ten o'clock the next morning,
so I ordered breakfast at nine.
A mounted escort from the post was to
go with him to Dillon in command of Faye. It has always seemed so
absurd and really unkind for Americans to put aside our own ways and
customs when entertaining foreigners, and bore them with wretched
representations of things of their own country, thereby preventing
them from seeing life as it is here. So I decided to give our English
captain an out and out American breakfast - not long, or elaborate, but
dainty and nicely served. And I invited Miss Mills to meet him, to
give it a little life.
Well, nine o'clock came, so did Miss Mills, so did half after nine
come, and then, finally ten o'clock, but Captain Percival did not
come! I was becoming very cross - for half an hour before I had sent
Hang up to call him, knowing that he and Faye also, were obliged to be
ready to start at ten o'clock. I was worried, too, fearing that Faye
would have to go without any breakfast at all. Of course the nice
little breakfast was ruined! Soon after ten, however, our guest came
down and apologized very nicely - said that the bed was so very
delightful be simply could not leave it.
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