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In Which We Enjoy Three Courses and a Dessert

           BareacresCastlewastheirs,too,withallitscostlypictures,furniture,andarticlesofvertu—themagnificentVandykes;thenobleReynoldspictures;theLawrenceportraits,tawdryandbeautiful,and,thirtyyearsago,deemedaspreciousasworksofrealgenius;thematchlessDancingNymphofCanova,forwhichLadyBareacreshadsatinheryouth—LadyBareacressplendidthen,andradiantinwealth,rank,andbeauty—atoothless,bald,oldwomannow—amereragofaformerrobeofstate.Herlord,paintedatthesametimebyLawrence,aswavinghissabreinfrontofBareacresCastle,andclothedinhisuniformasColoneloftheThistlewoodYeomanry,wasawithered,old,leanmaninagreatcoatandaBrutuswig,slinkingaboutGray’sInnofmorningschieflyanddiningaloneatclubs.HedidnotliketodinewithSteynenow.TheyhadrunracesofpleasuretogetherinyouthwhenBareacreswasthewinner.ButSteynehadmorebottomthanheandhadlastedhimout.TheMarquiswastentimesagreatermannowthantheyoungLordGauntof‘85,andBareacresnowhereintherace—old,beaten,bankrupt,andbrokendown.HehadborrowedtoomuchmoneyofSteynetofinditpleasanttomeethisoldcomradeoften.Thelatter,wheneverhewishedtobemerry,usedjeeringlytoaskLadyGauntwhyherfatherhadnotcometoseeher."Hehasnotbeenhereforfourmonths,"LordSteynewouldsay."Icanalwaystellbymycheque-bookafterwards,whenIgetavisitfromBareacres.

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