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Chapter 19

           HespokesogentlyandwithsuchaningratiatingmannerthatIcouldseetheservantwasatonceprepossessedinhisfavour.

           "Stepin,sir,ifyouplease—"shesaidsmilingandopeningthegate.Heobeyedwithalacrity—andI,whoamomentagohadresolvednottoentertheplace,foundmyselfpassivelyfollowinghimunderanarchwayofsproutingyoungleavesandearlybuddingjessamineinto‘LilyCottage’—whichwastoproveoneday,thoughIknewitnotthen,theonlyhavenofpeaceandsecurityIshouldevercravefor—and,craving,beunabletowin!

           Thehousewasmuchlargerthanitlookedfromtheoutside;theentrance-hallwassquareandlofty,andpanelledwithfineoldcarvedoak,andthedrawing-roomintowhichwewereshownwasoneofthemostpicturesqueandbeautifulapartmentsIhadeverseen.Therewereflowerseverywhere—books—rarebitsofchina—eleganttriflesthatonlyawomanofperfecttastewouldhavethesensetoselectandappreciate—ononeortwooftheside-tablesandonthegrandpianowereautograph-portraitsofmanyofthegreatestcelebritiesinEurope.Luciostrolledabouttheroom,makingsoftcomments.

           "HereistheAutocratofalltheRussias,"hesaid,pausingbeforeafineportraitoftheTsar—"SignedbytheImperialhandtoo.

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