Miss Annabel Rochfort Doyle Fleace1

Miss Annabel Rochfort Doyle Fleace1, to give her the full name, was the last of her family. She was over eighty, very untidy and very red. The present home had been built in the eighteenth century, when the family was still rich. It could not, of course, compare with Gordon town, where the American Lady Gordon had all modern conveniences: electric light, central heating and a lift.

In the winter before the one we are talking of, she had been dangerously ill. In April she was better, but slower in her movements and mind. In June, for the first time, she invited

her heir to visit her. Bella2 disliked him from the moment he arrived. One day he came to Bella carrying several books from the library.

“I say, did you know you had these?” he asked. “I did,” Bella lied.

“All first editions.”

“You put them back where you found them.”

Bella had often heard that books cost a lot of money. So she wrote a letter to a Dublin3 bookseller. He came to see the library. When he left, he paid her a thousand pounds for the six books.

And so it happened that Bella decided to give a party. She called her butler and explained the idea to him.

Bella started the preparations. Cheerfully she wrote the names of the guests on the cards and addressed the envelopes. She did not include the names of several people on her list.

On the day of the ball she woke up early, nervous with excitement, turning over in her mind every detail of the preparations.

At a quarter to eight Bella took her place at the head of the stairs. The house looked wonderful in the candlelight.

The clock struck eight. Bella waited. Nobody came. At half past twelve Bella got up from her chair.

“Riley, I think I will have some supper. I don’t feel well.”

But just as she was leaving the dining room there was some movement. Guests were arriving. Riley met them and announced:

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Miss Annabel Rochfort Doyle Fleace1, to give her the full name, was the last of her family. She was over eighty, very untidy and very red. The present home had been built in the eighteenth century, when the family was still rich. It could not, of course, compare with Gordon town, where the American Lady Gordon had all the modern conveniences: electric light, central heating and a lift.In the winter before the one we are talking of, she had been dangerously ill. In April she was better, but slower in her movements and mind. In June, for the first time, she invitedher heir to visit her. Bella2 disliked him from the moment he arrived. One day he came to Bella carrying several books from the library."I say, did you know you had these?" he asked. "I did," Bella lied."All first editions.""You put them back where you found them."Bella had often heard that books cost a lot of money. So she wrote a letter to a bookseller Dublin3. He came to see the library. When he left, he paid her a thousand pounds for the six books.And so it happened that Bella decided to give a party. She called her butler and explained the idea to him.Bella started the preparations. Cheerfully she wrote the names of the guests on the cards and the envelopes addressed. She did not include the names of several people on her list.On the day of the ball she woke up early, with "nervous excitement, turning over in her mind every detail of the preparations.At a quarter to eight Bella took her place at the head of the stairs. The house looked wonderful in the candlelight.The clock struck eight. Bella waited. Nobody came. At half past twelve Bella got up from her chair."Riley, I think I will have some supper. I don't feel well. "But just as she was leaving the dining room there was some movement. Guests were arriving. Riley met them and announced: