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           Heiscomingtoenterhisnewsloop,theGuinevere,innextsummer’sInternationalCupRace;andalsotohavealittlecanvasbackshootingatTrevenna."Mr.vanderLuydenpausedagain,andcontinuedwithincreasingbenevolence:"BeforetakinghimdowntoMarylandweareinvitingafewfriendstomeethimhere—onlyalittledinner—withareceptionafterward.IamsureLouisawillbeasgladasIamifCountessOlenskawillletusincludeheramongourguests."Hegotup,benthislongbodywithastifffriendlinesstowardhiscousin,andadded:"IthinkIhaveLouisa’sauthorityforsayingthatshewillherselfleavetheinvitationtodinewhenshedrivesoutpresently:withourcards—ofcoursewithourcards."Mrs.Archer,whoknewthistobeahintthattheseventeen-handchestnutswhichwereneverkeptwaitingwereatthedoor,rosewithahurriedmurmurofthanks.Mrs.vanderLuydenbeamedonherwiththesmileofEstherintercedingwithAhasuerus;butherhusbandraisedaprotestinghand."Thereisnothingtothankmefor,dearAdeline;nothingwhatever.ThiskindofthingmustnothappeninNewYork;itshallnot,aslongasIcanhelpit,"hepronouncedwithsovereigngentlenessashesteeredhiscousinstothedoor.Twohourslater,everyoneknewthatthegreatC-springbaroucheinwhichMrs.vanderLuydentooktheairatallseasonshadbeenseenatoldMrs.Mingott’sdoor,wherealargesquareenvelopewashandedin;andthateveningattheOperaMr