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Social elite party hides tense under gloss of music
At Portchester Gate Mrs Dallas-Brooke hosts a fortnightly gathering for rich and rising friends. Cecilia Monmouth and Vivien attend with Cecil Paget, pursing the arts world’s glittering circle. Vivien, shy and new, finds the crowd cold yet transfixed by Paget and the Hungarian composer’s recital.
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Portchester Gate
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Cecil Monmouth
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