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Chapter 19

           HespokesogentlyandwithsuchaningratiatingmannerthatIcouldseetheservantwasatonceprepossessedinhisfavour.

           "Stepin,sir,ifyouplease"shesaidsmilingandopeningthegate.HeobeyedwithalacrityandI,whoamomentagohadresolvednottoentertheplace,foundmyselfpassivelyfollowinghimunderanarchwayofsproutingyoungleavesandearlybuddingjessamineinto‘LilyCottage’whichwastoproveoneday,thoughIknewitnotthen,theonlyhavenofpeaceandsecurityIshouldevercraveforand,craving,beunabletowin!

           Thehousewasmuchlargerthanitlookedfromtheoutside;theentrance-hallwassquareandlofty,andpanelledwithfineoldcarvedoak,andthedrawing-roomintowhichwewereshownwasoneofthemostpicturesqueandbeautifulapartmentsIhadeverseen.Therewereflowerseverywherebooksrarebitsofchinaeleganttriflesthatonlyawomanofperfecttastewouldhavethesensetoselectandappreciateononeortwooftheside-tablesandonthegrandpianowereautograph-portraitsofmanyofthegreatestcelebritiesinEurope.Luciostrolledabouttheroom,makingsoftcomments.

           "HereistheAutocratofalltheRussias,"hesaid,pausingbeforeafineportraitoftheTsar"SignedbytheImperialhandtoo.

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