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Chapter 13

           Lucio,whosewisdomandforesighthadsuggestedmybecomingthepurchaseroftheplace,assistedmeinthemostadroitfashiontodrawhimoutandtomakehischaractermanifest,andbythetimewehadfinishedourcigarsandcoffeeIknewthatthe‘proud’EarlofElton,whocouldtracehislineagetotheearliestdaysoftheCrusaders,wasasreadytobendhisbackandcrawlinthedustformoneyastheveriesthotel-porterexpectantofasovereign‘tip.Ihadneverentertainedahighopinionofthearistocracy,andonthisoccasionitwascertainlynotimproved,butrememberingthatthespendthriftnoblemanbesidemewasthefatherofLadySibyl,Itreatedhimonthewholewithmorerespectthanhismeanandgraspingnaturedeserved.

           Onreturningtothedrawing-roomafterdinnerIwasstruckbythechillweirdnessthatseemedtobeimpartedtoitbytheadditionofLadyElton’scouch,which,placednearthefire,suggestedablacksarcophagusinbulkandoutline.Itwaspracticallyanarrowbedonwheels,thoughpartiallydisguisedbyasilkcoverletdrapedskilfullysoastosomewhathideitscoffin-likeshape.TheextendedfigureoftheparalysedCountessherselfpresentedadeath-likerigidity;butherfaceassheturnedittowardsusonourentrance,wasundisfiguredasyetanddistinctlyhandsome,hereyesespeciallybeinglarge,clear,andalmostbrilliant.Herdaughterintroducedusbothinalowtone,andshemovedherheadslightlybywayofacknowledgment,studyinguscuriouslythewhile.

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