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Chapter 1. Fellow Travellers

           

           Theelderlylady,whowasamodelofaccuratedressing,andwhosemannerwasperfect,consideredasapieceofmachinery,hereinterposedaremarkinalowsoftvoice.

           ‘But,likeotherinconvenientplaces,’sheobserved,‘itmustbeseen.Asaplacemuchspokenof,itisnecessarytoseeit.’

           ‘O!Ihavenottheleastobjectiontoseeingit,Iassureyou,MrsGeneral,’returnedtheother,carelessly.

           ‘You,madam,’saidtheinsinuatingtraveller,‘havevisitedthisspotbefore?’

           ‘Yes,’returnedMrsGeneral.‘Ihavebeenherebefore.Letmecommendyou,mydear,’totheformeryounglady,‘toshadeyourfacefromthehotwood,afterexposuretothemountainairandsnow.You,too,mydear,’totheotherandyoungerlady,whoimmediatelydidso;whiletheformermerelysaid,‘Thankyou,MrsGeneral,IamPerfectlycomfortable,andpreferremainingasIam.’

           Thebrother,whohadlefthischairtoopenapianothatstoodintheroom,andwhohadwhistledintoitandshutitupagain,nowcamestrollingbacktothefirewithhisglassinhiseye.Hewasdressedintheveryfullestandcompletesttravellingtrim.Theworldseemedhardlylargeenoughtoyieldhimanamountoftravelproportionatetohisequipment.

           ‘Thesefellowsareanimmensetimewithsupper,’hedrawled.‘Iwonderwhatthey’llgiveus!Hasanybodyanyidea?’

           ‘Notroastman,Ibelieve,’repliedthevoiceofthesecondgentlemanofthepartyofthree.

           ‘Isupposenot.Whatd’yemean?’heinquired.

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