Beyond the Rocks - Page 160/160

Josiah Brown's valet, Mr. Toplington, who knew the world, had engaged

rooms for the happy couple at the Grand Hotel. "We'll go to the Ritz on

our way back," he decided, "but at first, in case there's scenes and

tears, it's better to be a number than a name." Mademoiselle Henriette,

the freshly engaged French maid, quite agreed with him. The Grand, she

said, was "plus convenable pour une lune de Miel--" Lune de Miel!