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man, and actually we get along very well. She smiled. Not that you would believe that if you saw us together. We fight about politics constantly.
That's good for one's health. I always argue with Vi's father. We enjoy it very much. They all smiled, in one night they had become the best of friends. Now, tell us your plans.
Well, London first, and then Paris, and then I thought I might drive down to the South of France ' .
Drive? He looked surprised and she nodded. By yourself, or with a driver?
She smiled at him. You sound just like my grandfather. You'd be surprised, I'm a very good driver.
Still ' James wasn't at all sure he approved and Violet waved the enormous emerald ring at him.
Don't be so old-fashioned. I'm sure she'll do very well. And then where? She turned interested eyes to Audrey.
I'm not sure. I thought I'd spend a little bit of time on the Riviera, and then drive or take the train into Italy. I want to go to Rome ' Florence ' Milan ' She hesitated for only a fraction of a second, and neither of the other two noticed. ' and if I have time, I might spend a few days in Venice, and then I'll take the train back to Paris, and from there home.
And you plan to do all that by September?
What I can ' there are other things I'd like to do too, but I know there won't be time. I would have liked to go into Spain, perhaps Switzerland ' Austria ' Germany ' . India, Japan ' China ' she almost laughed at herself. The entire world was so appealing to her, it was like a giant apple that she wanted to bite and bite and bite until she devoured the whole thing right to the core, seeds and all.
I don't think you'll have time for half of that. James looked doubtful and Violet looked intrigued.
And you're doing all that alone? Audrey nodded. You're very brave, you know.
I don't really think I am. It's just ' She looked honestly up at them and she seemed very young. ' I've always wanted to do something like this ' my father was that way. He traveled all over the world, and then finally he wound up in Hawaii, but he was traveling to Fiji and Samoa and Bora-Bora ' I think it's something in my blood. All my life I've dreamed of traveling like this ' alone ' meeting people, doing things ' and now, suddenly, here I am ' . She looked as though she were about to explode with joy and Lady Violet threw her arms about her and gave her a hug.
You're a funny girl, you know. And terribly brave. I'm not sure I'd have the courage to do anything like that, without James. He smiled benevolently at her. He was beginning to think of bedding down with her for the night, and in a little while Audrey and her adventures would be distinctly de trop. He had eyes only for his wife. Are you enjoying yourself so far? As usual, Violet was curious.
I am. Audrey smiled at them, and she had correctly sensed James's heightening interest in his wife. And it was late anyway, and it had been a long day for all of them. She stood up, smiling at them, and shook hands with them both again. I've had a wonderful evening. Thank you both. And thank you very much for the champagne.
Shall we do something wonderful tomorrow then? Let's have lunch, shall we? Violet smiled and Audrey nodded.
I'd love that. See you tomorrow then. She left them chatting happily and went to her own cabin on the A deck. It had been a wonderful evening with them, and they were not at all the kind of people she had expected to meet. She had learned from Violet in the course of the evening that she was twenty-eight, and James was thirty-three, they had a five-year-old son, also James, and a little girl, Alexandra, who was three. They lived in London throughout the year, and had a house in the country, and in the summers they went to Cap d'Antibes. They led an indolent life of luxury and yet they weren't tiresome or snobbish. They were marvelous, and great fun to be with, and Audrey was looking forward to her lunch with them the next day, and as it turned out, she spent most of the crossing
That's good for one's health. I always argue with Vi's father. We enjoy it very much. They all smiled, in one night they had become the best of friends. Now, tell us your plans.
Well, London first, and then Paris, and then I thought I might drive down to the South of France ' .
Drive? He looked surprised and she nodded. By yourself, or with a driver?
She smiled at him. You sound just like my grandfather. You'd be surprised, I'm a very good driver.
Still ' James wasn't at all sure he approved and Violet waved the enormous emerald ring at him.
Don't be so old-fashioned. I'm sure she'll do very well. And then where? She turned interested eyes to Audrey.
I'm not sure. I thought I'd spend a little bit of time on the Riviera, and then drive or take the train into Italy. I want to go to Rome ' Florence ' Milan ' She hesitated for only a fraction of a second, and neither of the other two noticed. ' and if I have time, I might spend a few days in Venice, and then I'll take the train back to Paris, and from there home.
And you plan to do all that by September?
What I can ' there are other things I'd like to do too, but I know there won't be time. I would have liked to go into Spain, perhaps Switzerland ' Austria ' Germany ' . India, Japan ' China ' she almost laughed at herself. The entire world was so appealing to her, it was like a giant apple that she wanted to bite and bite and bite until she devoured the whole thing right to the core, seeds and all.
I don't think you'll have time for half of that. James looked doubtful and Violet looked intrigued.
And you're doing all that alone? Audrey nodded. You're very brave, you know.
I don't really think I am. It's just ' She looked honestly up at them and she seemed very young. ' I've always wanted to do something like this ' my father was that way. He traveled all over the world, and then finally he wound up in Hawaii, but he was traveling to Fiji and Samoa and Bora-Bora ' I think it's something in my blood. All my life I've dreamed of traveling like this ' alone ' meeting people, doing things ' and now, suddenly, here I am ' . She looked as though she were about to explode with joy and Lady Violet threw her arms about her and gave her a hug.
You're a funny girl, you know. And terribly brave. I'm not sure I'd have the courage to do anything like that, without James. He smiled benevolently at her. He was beginning to think of bedding down with her for the night, and in a little while Audrey and her adventures would be distinctly de trop. He had eyes only for his wife. Are you enjoying yourself so far? As usual, Violet was curious.
I am. Audrey smiled at them, and she had correctly sensed James's heightening interest in his wife. And it was late anyway, and it had been a long day for all of them. She stood up, smiling at them, and shook hands with them both again. I've had a wonderful evening. Thank you both. And thank you very much for the champagne.
Shall we do something wonderful tomorrow then? Let's have lunch, shall we? Violet smiled and Audrey nodded.
I'd love that. See you tomorrow then. She left them chatting happily and went to her own cabin on the A deck. It had been a wonderful evening with them, and they were not at all the kind of people she had expected to meet. She had learned from Violet in the course of the evening that she was twenty-eight, and James was thirty-three, they had a five-year-old son, also James, and a little girl, Alexandra, who was three. They lived in London throughout the year, and had a house in the country, and in the summers they went to Cap d'Antibes. They led an indolent life of luxury and yet they weren't tiresome or snobbish. They were marvelous, and great fun to be with, and Audrey was looking forward to her lunch with them the next day, and as it turned out, she spent most of the crossing
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