About ten o'clock
Paste they were , of course , but none of the women who sat with their eyes upon her even dreamed that they were anything but the family jewels of the princely house of Dornbach-Laxenburg . Her manner and bearing were distinctly that of a patrician , and I saw that all in the hotel were dying to know her . Yes , Her Highness was already a great success . About ten o'clock she put on a wrap , and , as is usual with the guests at the Palace , at Leghorn , we went for a brief stroll along the promenade . As soon as we were entirely alone she said -- `` To-morrow you will take me for a run on the car , and the next day you will introduce me to one or two of the best people . I will discover who are the proper persons for me to know . I shall say that you are George Ewart , eldest son of a Member of the English Parliament , and well known in London -- eh ? ''