Lord Loveland discovers America [antikvár]

LORD LOVELAND DISCOVERS AMERICA.CHAPTER I.the discovery of america by lord loveland."Even the Last Resort has refused me." Loveland broke the news to his mother when he had kissed her."Miss Mecklenburg?""Yes. I begin to realise that I'm a sinking ship. The early rats are deserting meor declining to come on board. Clever little animals!""You sha'n't sink," protested Lady Loveland, clasping the pretty hands whence all save the wedding-ring and its guard had gone to pay a visit of indefinite length to Messrs. Battenborough. "The idiot, to refuse youwith her nose, too!""She didn't do it with her nose, Mater.""Val, you know what I mean. And after you'd overlooked her being a Jewess!""Yes, it was kind of me, wasn't it? An Italian prince has just overlooked it too. Her engagement to Doriana was announced the morning after she'd offered to be a