Christabel R. Coleridge
"Amethyst"
"The Story of a Beauty"
Chapter One.
A Champagne Luncheon.
“Well, my dear Annabel, very glad to see you. You don’t often give me a chance of entertaining you. Come and have some luncheon; one can’t talk business on an empty stomach.”
“You’re very good, Haredale. I wish my errand was a pleasanter one; but—”
“Well, we’ll hear all about it directly. Champagne? Ladies always like champagne, so I provided some for you.—It’s very good, it won’t disagree with you.”