Little Warrior

[...] Freddie shook his head. "You wouldn't speak in that light, careless tone if you knew her! Well, you'll see her tonight. She's coming here to dinner." "Yes, sir." "Miss Mariner will be here, too. A foursome. Tell Mrs Parker to pull up her socks and give us something pretty ripe. Soup, fish, all that sort of thing. She knows. And let's have a stoup of malvoisie from the oldest bin. This is a special occasion!" "Her ladyship will be meeting Miss Mariner for the first time, sir?" "You've put your finger on it! Absolutely [...].