An Unappreciated Compliment. Another example of du Maurier's Unlucky Speeches and Ill-Considered Utterances. From English Society. Sketched by George du Maurier. Click on image to enlarge it.
“Good-night, Miss Maud?”
“I’m not Miss Maud.”
“Miss Ethel, I mean. Won’t you shake hands with me? How ungrateful of you! and just after I’ve been taking you for your lovely sister, too?”
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Bibliography
English Society. Sketched by George du Maurier. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1897.
Created 1 July 2001
Last modified 23 April 2020