In fact, every one was talking of
the valuable social acquisition in the person of this attractive
young woman who entertained lavishly and was bracing up an
otherwise drooping season. No one knew much about her, but then,
that was not necessary. It was enough to accept one whose opinions
and actions were not subversive of the social order in any way.
The Willoughbys, of course, were among the most prominent people
in the town. William Willoughby was head of the firm of Willoughby
& Walton, and it was the general opinion that Mrs. Willoughby was
the head of the firm of Ella & William Willoughby. The Willoughbys
were good mixers, and were spoken well of even by the set who
occupied the social stratum just one degree below that in which
they themselves moved. In fact, when Mrs. Willoughby had been
severely injured in an automobile accident during the previous
summer Glenclair had shown real solicitude for her and had
forgotten a good deal of its artificiality in genuine human
interest.
Kennedy was impatiently waiting for an opportunity to recover the
box which he had left under the Willoughby porch.
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