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...Compton had thought so to win her, his calculations played him false. For Octavia's intense vitality was quickly engrossed in pursuit of hounds on the scent. Debonair Lord Tilbury loaded her with flowers, declared his love. And a highly respected Master of Hounds, dull, substantial, shy, delegated his mother to propose marriage. Octavia would make a fitting mistress to a world of vigorous horsemen...
...books. Lucius Beebe will review Robert Hillyer's new book of verse, "The Seventh Hill." Professor Edgell's book on American Architecture, Professor Munro's "The Invisible Government", and Professor Carver's "This Economic World" will all be reviewed. The list also includes "Mr. Hodge and Mr. Hazard", "Crusado", "Debonair", "Alice in the Delighted States", "Poems in Praise of Practically Nothing", "Bad Girl", "The Virgin Queene", "Reeds and Mud", "Perversity", "Mr. Weston's Good Wine", and "They Could Not Sleep...
...DEBONAIR-G. B. Stern-Knopf ($2.50). Twittering, dove-colored, Mrs. Trevelyan welcomes her daughter, Loveday, back to their little haven on the Italian Riviera, and would so gladly "forgive and forget" if only she would confide...
...disturbed by the discovery of unaccountable Balkan visas on Loveday's passport, the girl blithely burns it. Just at the wrong time, however, for Loveday hears of Petal's remarriage, and instinctively recognizes that Charles, released from the bondage of maternal adoration, would yield to his Debonair if only she were at hand. How to get to England? A convenient husband is traveling home alone, with a Victorian man-and-wife passport. Loveday persuades him to let her impersonate the better half of the joint document, but Italian border officials find her far too beautiful for the alleged...
Hurrying along the walk in front of the battlements of Sever comes the artist with his carefully creased black felt hat jammed down over his eyes. In front of him, not managing to eclipse him, but successfully blocking his way saunters the debonair man of the world, his hat of excellent vintage but considerably battered--probably with a hole or two in it--turned down in front and up behind with perfect studied carelessness...