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Chapter 28

           TheonlymonarchthateverfascinatedmyimaginationparticularlywasRichardCœurdeLion;therewassomethingoriginalandstrikingaboutthatman,andIpresumehewouldhavebeenwellworthtalkingto.AndCharlemagnewasdoubtless,astheslangyyoungmanofthedaywouldobserve,‘nothalfbad.’Butfortherest—unfico!MuchtalkistheremadeaboutHerMajestyElizabeth,whowasashrewandavixenandblood-thirstywithal—thechiefgloryofherreignwasShakespeare,andhemadekingsandqueensthedancingpuppetsofhisthought.Inthis,thoughinnothingelse,Iresemblehim.Youwillhaveenoughtodointheentertainmentofyourdistinguishedguests,forIsupposethereisnoamusementtheyhavenottried,andfoundmoreorlessunsatisfactory,andIamsorryIcansuggestnothingparticularlynewforyoutodo.HerGracetheDuchessofRapidryderisveryfondofbeingtossedinastrongtable-clothbetweenfourable-bodiedgentlemenofgoodbirthanddiscretion,beforegoingtobedo’nights—shecannotverywellappearonamusic-hallstageyouknow,owingtoherexaltedrank—andthisisachild-like,prettyandharmlessmethodofmanagingtoshowherlegs,whichsherightlyconsiders,aretooshapelytobehidden.LadyBouncer,whosenameIseeinyourlist,alwayslikestocheatatcards—IwouldaidandabetherinheraimifIwereyou,asifshecanonlyclearherdressmaker’sbillbyherwinningsatWillowsmere,shewillbearitinmind,andbeausefulsocialfriendtoyou.

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