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           "Atthispoint,hebecameconsciousthatMadameOlenska’sotherneighbourhadbeenengagedforsometimewiththeladyonhisright.AtthesamemomenthesawthatMay,serenelyenthronedbetweenMr.vanderLuydenandMr.SelfridgeMerry,hadcastaquickglancedownthetable.Itwasevidentthatthehostandtheladyonhisrightcouldnotsitthroughthewholemealinsilence.HeturnedtoMadameOlenska,andherpalesmilemethim."Oh,dolet’sseeitthrough,"itseemedtosay."Didyoufindthejourneytiring?"heaskedinavoicethatsurprisedhimbyitsnaturalness;andsheansweredthat,onthecontrary,shehadseldomtravelledwithfewerdiscomforts."Except,youknow,thedreadfulheatinthetrain,"sheadded;andheremarkedthatshewouldnotsufferfromthatparticularhardshipinthecountryshewasgoingto."Inever,"hedeclaredwithintensity,"wasmorenearlyfrozenthanonce,inApril,inthetrainbetweenCalaisandParis."Shesaidshedidnotwonder,butremarkedthat,afterall,onecouldalwayscarryanextrarug,andthateveryformoftravelhaditshardships;towhichheabruptlyreturnedthathethoughtthemallofnoaccountcomparedwiththeblessednessofgettingaway.Shechangedcolour,andheadded,hisvoicesuddenlyrisinginpitch:"Imeantodoalotoftravellingmyselfbeforelong."Atremorcrossedherface,andleaningovertoReggieChivers,hecriedout:"Isay,Reggie,whatdoyousaytoatriproundtheworld:now,nextmonth,Imean?I’mgameifyouare—"atwhichMrs.