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Chapter 8

           RimânezandIhadenteredtheEarlofElton’sboxattheHaymarketbetweenthefirstandsecondactsoftheplay,andtheEarlhimself,anunimpressive,bald-headed,red-facedoldgentleman,withfuzzywhitewhiskers,hadrisentowelcomeus,seizingtheprince’shandandshakingitwithparticulareffusiveness.(IlearnedafterwardsthatLuciohadlenthimathousandpoundsoneasyterms,afactwhichpartlyaccountedforthefriendlyfervourofhisgreeting.)Hisdaughterhadnotmoved;butaminuteortwolaterwhenheaddressedhersomewhatsharply,saying"Sibyl!PrinceRimânezandhisfriend,MrGeoffreyTempest,"sheturnedherheadandhonouredusbothwiththechillglanceIhaveendeavouredtodescribe,andtheveryfaintestpossiblebowasanacknowledgmentofourpresence.HerexquisitebeautysmotemedumbandfoolishIcouldfindnothingtosay,andstoodsilentandconfused,withastrangesensationofbewildermentuponme.TheoldEarlmadesomeremarkabouttheplay,whichIscarcelyheardthoughIansweredvaguelyandathap-hazardtheorchestrawasplayingabominablyasisusualintheatres,anditsbrazendinsoundedlikethenoiseoftheseainmyearsIhadnotmuchrealconsciousnessofanythingsavethewondrouslovelinessofthegirlwhofacedme,cladinpurewhite,withafewdiamondsshiningaboutherlikestraydewdropsonarose.Luciospoketoher,andIlistened.

           "Atlast,LadySibyl,"hesaid,bendingtowardsherdeferentially."AtlastIhavethehonourofmeetingyou.

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