SHERRY--AND BITTERS
Fool, hypocrite, villain-man! Thou canst not call me that.
GEORGE LILLO: Tragedy of George Barnwell.
Harriet was glad they had taken the trouble to dress. The vicar's wife (whom she vaguely remembered to have seen in the old days at bazaars and flower shows, perpetually stout, amiable and a little red in the face) had done honour to the occasion with a black lace dress and a daring little bridge coat in flowered chiffon velvet. She advanced with a beaming face to meet them.
"You poor things! What an upset for you! It is so nice of you to come and see us. I hope Simon apologised for my not calling, but what with my house and the parish work and the Women's Institute I was quite busy all day. Do come and sit down by the fire. You, of course, are an old friend, my dear
