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Chapter 8

           Whenherfatherjoinedher,LucioandIbothstoodtogetherlookinginatthewindowofthebrougham,andtheEarl,gettingholdofmyhandshookitupanddownwithboisterousfriendliness.

           "Comeanddine—comeanddine!"hesplutteredexcitedly;"Come—letmesee—thisisTuesday—comeonThursday.Shortnoticeandnoceremony!MywifeisparalysedI’msorrytosay—shecan’treceive—shecanonlyseeafewpeoplenowandthenwhensheisinthehumour—hersisterkeepshouseanddoesthehonours—AuntCharlotte,ehSibyl?—ha-ha-ha!TheDeceasedWife’sSister’sBillwouldneverbeanyusetome,forifmywifeweretodieIshouldn’tbeanxioustomarryMissCharlotteFitzroy!Hahaha!Aperfectlyunapproachablewomansir!—amodel—haha!Comeanddinewithus,MrTempest—Lucio,youbringhimalongwithyou,eh?We’vegotayoungladystayingwithus—anAmerican,dollars,accentandall—andbyJoveIbelieveshewantstomarrymehahaha!andiswaitingforLadyEltontogotoabetterworldfirst,haha!Comealong—comeandseethelittleAmerican,eh?Thursdayshallitbe?"

           OverthefairfeaturesofLadySibyltherepassedafaintshadowofannoyanceatherfather’sallusiontothe"littleAmerican,"butshesaidnothing.Onlyherlooksappearedtoquestionourintentionsaswellastopersuadeourwills,andsheseemedsatisfiedwhenwebothacceptedtheinvitationgiven.

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