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The Diary of a Nobody
·
George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith
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CHAPTER
IV
The
ball
at
the
Mansion
House.
APRIL
30.—
Perfectly
astounded
at
receiving
an
invitation
for
Carrie
and
myself
from
the
Lord
and
Lady
Mayoress
to
the
Mansion
House,
to
“meet
the
Representatives
of
Trades
and
Commerce.”
My
heart
beat
like
that
of
a
schoolboy’s.
Carrie
and
I
read
the
invitation
over
two
or
three
times.
I
could
scarcely
eat
my
breakfast.
I
said—
and
I
felt
it
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart,—
“Carrie
darling,
I
was
a
proud
man
when
I
led
you
down
the
aisle
of
the
church
on
our
wedding-day;
that
pride
will
be
equalled,
if
not
surpassed,
when
I
lead
my
dear,
pretty
wife
up
to
the
Lord
and
Lady
Mayoress
at
the
Mansion
House.”
I
saw
the
tears
in
Carrie’s
eyes,
and
she
said:
“Charlie
dear,
it
is
I
who
have
to
be
proud
of
you.
And
I
am
very,
very
proud
of
you.
You
have
called
me
pretty;
and
as
long
as
I
am
pretty
in
your
eyes,
I
am
happy.
You,
dear
old
Charlie,
are
not
handsome,
but
you
are
good,
which
is
far
more
noble.”
I
gave
her
a
kiss,
and
she
said:
“I
wonder
if
there
will
be
any
dancing?
I
have
not
danced
with
you
for
years.”
I
cannot
tell
what
induced
me
to
do
it,
but
I
seized
her
round
the
waist,
and
we
were
silly
enough
to
be
executing
a
wild
kind
of
polka
when
Sarah
entered,
grinning,
and
said:
“There
is
a
man,
mum,
at
the
door
who
wants
to
know
if
you
want
any
good
coals.”
Most
annoyed
at
this.
Spent
the
evening
in
answering,
and
tearing
up
again,
the
reply
to
the
Mansion
House,
having
left
word
with
Sarah
if
Gowing
or
Cummings
called
we
were
not
at
home.
Must
consult
Mr.
Perkupp
how
to
answer
the
Lord
Mayor’s
invitation.
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