The doorman greeted the headmaster frantically, and informed us that the duke and his secretary, Mr. Wilder, were here, and waiting for the headmaster's return.
I would doze off to the slap of cards, and the click of chips, and wake up when the bell-boy came in with another round, which he did every six minutes.
And at that the housekeeper began tucking in the covers at the foot of the bed, and the lank waitress walked to the window and pulled down the shade, and the bell-boy muttered something about ice-water.