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Chapter 2

           Therewereoneortwo,however,whowereverystrange-lookingcreatures,withflushedfacesandextraordinaryclothes;someweremilitarymen;notallwerequiteyoung;oneortwoweremiddle-agedgentlemenofdecidedlydisagreeableappearance,menwhoareavoidedinsocietyliketheplague,deckedoutinlargegoldstudsandrings,andmagnificently“gotup,”generally.

           Amongoursuburbanresortstherearesomewhichenjoyaspeciallyhighreputationforrespectabilityandfashion;butthemostcarefulindividualisnotabsolutelyexemptfromthedangerofatilefallingsuddenlyuponhisheadfromhisneighbour’sroof.

           Suchatilewasabouttodescendupontheelegantanddecorouspublicnowassembledtohearthemusic.

           InordertopassfromtheVauxhalltotheband-stand,thevisitorhastodescendtwoorthreesteps.Justatthesestepsthegrouppaused,asthoughitfearedtoproceedfurther;butveryquicklyoneofthethreeladies,whoformeditsapex,steppedforwardintothecharmedcircle,followedbytwomembersofhersuite.

           Oneofthesewasamiddle-agedmanofveryrespectableappearance,butwiththestampofparvenuuponhim,amanwhomnobodyknew,andwhoevidentlyknewnobody.Theotherfollowerwasyoungerandfarlessrespectable-looking.

           Nooneelsefollowedtheeccentriclady;butasshedescendedthestepsshedidnotevenlookbehindher,asthoughitwereabsolutelythesametoherwhetheranyonewerefollowingornot.Shelaughedandtalkedloudly,however,justasbefore.

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