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Luncheon was never served at Palace Crescent except under special conditions, the understanding being that the great majority of Mrs.
Dewar's boarders would be engaged in their City labours during that portion of the day. As the dinner hour approached, however, on the day of the police raid, the lounge was crowded at least a quarter of an hour before the usual time for assembling. There was scarcely a single absentee and Joseph did a brisk trade in aperitifs of every description.