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Chapter 11

           Histricksofspeechandbehaviouraretheresultofatooconstantrepressionofhisnaturalhilarity,butheisreallyanexcellentfellow.HedabbledinhypnoticsciencewhenhewaswithmeinIndia;Ihaveoftenwarnedhimofthedangerthereisinpractisingthisforceontheuninitiated.Butascullery-maid!heavens!therearesomanyscullery-maids!Onemoreorlesswiththe‘jumps’willnotmatter.ThisisLordElton’s."

           ThecarriagestoppedbeforeahandsomehousesituatedalittlebackfromParkLane.Wewereadmittedbyaman-servantgorgeousinredplush,whitesilkhoseandpowderedwig,whopassedusonmajesticallytohistwin-brotherinheightandappearance,thoughperhapsatriflemoredisdainfulinbearing,andheinhisturnusheredusupstairswiththeairofonewhoshouldsay"Seetowhatignominiousdegradationacruelfatereducessogreataman!"Inthedrawing-roomwefoundLordElton,standingonthehearth-rugwithhisbacktothefire,anddirectlyoppositehiminalowarmchair,reclinedanelegantlyattiredyoungladywithverysmallfeet.Imentionthefeet,becauseasIenteredtheywerethemostprominentpartofherperson,beingwellstretchedoutfrombeneaththewould-beconcealmentofsundryflouncedpetticoatstowardsthewarmthofthefirewhichtheEarlratherinconsideratelyscreenedfromview.Therewasanotherladyintheroomsittingboltuprightwithhandsneatlyfoldedonherlap,andtoherwewerefirstofallintroducedwhenLordElton’sowneffusivegreetingswereover.

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