Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第514/1399页)

heseportraitswereofmen.Didnofemaleofthefamilyihedominantgenesofentrepreneurship?Thedecorationandfurnishingsofthereceptionroomemanatedcssicserenityandquiet,likeareproduofthetimesihtury,fullofroyalmagnifidsolemnity.AfterSalinaandEmmaooktheirseats,Josephineaskedsolicitously,

    “Wouldyoulikesomethingtodrink?Coffee?Champagne?Oranythingelse?”HerwordsremindedEmmahathehadnothadanythingtodrihatdayandhisaddifordrinksdominatedhismindtotheexclusionofallelse.

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    “Howaboutsomewhiskey?”heasked

    “Good”smiledJosephine.“Somedrinktoloosenup.”Anattendantcameinwithabottleofgoodwhiskeyandtwogsses.“Wouldyoulikesomeice?”sheasked.

    “No,thankyou.Ialwaystakemiraight”repliedEmmanuel.

    “I’dliketw