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"He would be more likely to say: 'She'll be going to lots of dances, a
fan will be sure to be useful.'"
"Yes, and I've got tons of fans, so you see where the danger and anxiety
lies. Now if there is one thing more than another that I really urgently
want it is furs. I simply haven't any. I'm told that Davos is full of
Russians, and they are sure to wear the most lovely sables and things. To
be among people who are smothered in furs when one hasn't any oneself
makes one want to break most of the Commandments."
"If it's furs that you're out for," said Eleanor, "you will have to
superintend the choice of them in person. You can't be sure that your
cousin knows the difference between silver-fox and ordinary squirrel."
"There are some heavenly silver-fox stoles at Goliath and Mastodon's,"
said Suzanne, with a sigh; "if I could only inveigle Bertram into their
building and take him for a stroll through the fur department!"
"He lives somewhere near there, doesn't he?" said Eleanor. "Do you know
what his habits are? Does he take a walk at any particular time of day?"
"He usually walks down to his club about three o'clock, if it's a fine
day. That takes him right past Goliath and Mastodon's."
"Let us two meet him accidentally at the street corner to-morrow," said
Eleanor; "we can walk a little way with him, and with luck we ought to be
able to side-track him into the shop. You can say you want to get a hair-
net or something. When we're safely there I can say: 'I wish you'd tell
me what you want for your birthday.
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