A little later in the evening Elaine found herself standing out a dance with a grave young gentleman from the Russian Embassy.
Almost immediately one half of the door swung open, and I was faced with a grave old gentleman in evening dress.
They were two grave gentlemen, who had grown grey in the service of the Bank.
"A grave gentleman said, 'It will not occur in Palestine.' "
Here, there were eight young gentlemen in various stages of mental prostration, all very hard at work, and very grave indeed.
There was a glow of pride in her big child, overspreading her face, when it again met the eyes of the grave brown gentleman.
The grave gentleman bowed and withdrew, shutting the door noiselessly behind him.
In the centre, stood a grave gentleman in black who appeared to have just entered, and who held by the arm a boy.
"You will be crowned this afternoon," said the grave gentleman who was not quite so grave-looking as the other.
The grave gentlemen led the way to a coach with eight white horses, which was drawn up in front of the house where Lionel lived.