The Garden Party, and Other Stories

yril followed his aunts into gr

nner. "Don't hang about. What

is stick. He had a thick rug over his knees. On his l

ephine shyly. And she took Cyr

hot his eyes at Cyril in the way he was famous for. Where was Auntie Con? She stood on the other side of Aunt Jo

ner, beginning to thump, "wh

? Cyril felt himself smiling like a perf

cried brightly, "Cyril says his father is

curving his hand like a purpl

l says his father is stil

ephine away with his stick, then pointed with his stick

d Cyril, blushing and s

miled. "It will p

ied Colonel Pinner testily

and yelled, "Father's sti

Pinner jumped as tho

at's the matter with the boy

must we go on?" groan

tand in a minute." And she whispered to Cyril, "He's getting a bit deaf, you know." Then she leaned forward and really ba

time, heard and brooded,

andfather Pinner. "What an esstrordinary t

il felt

d Cyril the watch

. "I seem to remember last time he came th