Late in the week Edward of Wales made his first public appearance since the death of Queen Alexandra. Three hundred Britons and Argentines crowded to do him honor at a dinner given by the Argentine Club of London. Once more the cables flashed the now stereotyped description: "He arose, wearing a kind of bashful smile . . . fidgeted with his tie . . . blushed slightly."
This time, however, the Prince fidgeted and blushed with good reason. By way of compliment to his Argentine hearers, he "carefully pronounced" numerous Spanish words and phrases....
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