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           ""Oh,ofcourseyouseeonlytheMingottside,"hismotheranswered,inthesensitivetonethatwashernearestapproachtoanger.Thesadbutlerdrewbackthedrawing-roomportieresandannounced:"Mr.HenryvanderLuyden."Mrs.Archerdroppedherneedleandpushedherchairbackwithanagitatedhand."Anotherlamp,"shecriedtotheretreatingservant,whileJaneybentovertostraightenhermother’scap.Mr.vanderLuyden’sfigureloomedonthethreshold,andNewlandArcherwentforwardtogreethiscousin."Wewerejusttalkingaboutyou,sir,"hesaid.Mr.vanderLuydenseemedoverwhelmedbytheannouncement.Hedrewoffhisglovetoshakehandswiththeladies,andsmoothedhistallhatshyly,whileJaneypushedanarm-chairforward,andArchercontinued:"AndtheCountessOlenska."Mrs.Archerpaled."Ah—acharmingwoman.Ihavejustbeentoseeher,"saidMr.vanderLuyden,complacencyrestoredtohisbrow.Hesankintothechair,laidhishatandglovesonthefloorbesidehimintheold-fashionedway,andwenton:"Shehasarealgiftforarrangingflowers.IhadsentherafewcarnationsfromSkuytercliff,andIwasastonished.Insteadofmassingtheminbigbunchesasourhead-gardenerdoes,shehadscatteredthemaboutloosely,hereandthere...Ican’tsayhow.TheDukehadtoldme:hesaid:’Goandseehowcleverlyshe’sarrangedherdrawing-room.’Andshehas.IshouldreallyliketotakeLouisatoseeher,iftheneighbourhoodwerenotso—unpleasant."AdeadsilencegreetedthisunusualflowofwordsfromMr.vanderLuyden.Mrs.