CHAPTER FOURJohn saw that his mother was dressed in a gown that he had seen two years earlier, but which she wore with such style that she looked most elegant. Nobody would gave guessed that she had to be thrifty, he thought with admiration.
She greeted Gina charmingly and looked her over without being too obvious about it.
"My dear girl," she said. "John has told me all about you."
John wished he could hide.
"Indeed, ma'am, I hope he has not," Gina answered earnestly.
"Really? Why?"
"Well, would you like to think that any gentleman knew all about you?" Gina asked with a twinkle.
Lady Evelyn made a sudden, alert movement.
"You are quite right," she said. "It would be intolerable. My own dear husband never knew all about me until the day he died, I am happy to say."
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