Annie rolled her eyes and Johnny shook his head and said under his breath, “Speaking of scoundrels!” Playing along with the regal behavior, Pauline curtsied to the elder gentleman’s amusement.
Placing her hand onto his arm, Johnny’s father asked, “Will you accompany me to the table, my dear?”
“I think I should help bring in the food,” Pauline hesitated.
“You go ahead, Pauline,” Johnny said. “Dad doesn’t often get the chance to demonstrate his French charm. We’ll have the food on the table in two shakes of a lamb’s tail.”
As they visited, Pauline realized that Johnny’s father was quite intelligent. They discussed geography and the governments of Europe and related them to the war. He said, “When this war is over, I hope our politicians have more sense with a peace treaty than they did t
