Gigolo by Edna Ferber Chapter 3 Page 45

question, still gazing at him. “They call them gigolos,” she said, slowly. Then, “Get that one Dad, will you, if you can? You dance with him first, Mother, and then I’ll — — ”

“I can get two,” volunteered Orson J.

“No,” said Mary Hubbell, sharply.

The nice-looking gigolo seemed to be in great demand, but Orson J. succeeded in capturing him after the third dance. It turned out to be a tango, and though Mrs. Hubbell, pretty well scared, declared that she didn’t know it and couldn’t dance it, the nice-looking gigolo assured her, through the medium of Mary’s interpretation, that Mrs. Hubbell had only to follow his guidance. It was quite simple. He did not seem to look