A great part of Lydia's charm for Maynard, as we have seen, was her extremely individual use of the English language, or what Keynes called 'Lydiaspeak'. Her emphases, pronunciation and unerring choice of words and phrases were a constant joy. Her friend Sokolova recalls a toast she once gave to Florrie Grenfell: 'And let us not forget dear Florrie's mother who compiled her.' After attending a wedding party she spoke of 'Jesus fomenting wine out of water at Cannes.' Having seen a hostess's famous collection of birds, she reported, 'I had tea with Lady Grey. She has an ovary which she likes to show every one.'
John Maynard Keynes: The Economist as Saviour 1920-1937 by Robert Skidelsky. 1992. Page 211.
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