fire a polish of liquid wax before the battle.
Then you can say with impunity of your choicest
antique, "Oh, put your glass down right on the
table. It's an old thing we don't care anything
about and it can't hurt it."
If
your dinner is going to be pretty good, all
in all, serve only two rounds of cocktails and
light canapes.
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