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Very Ridiculous

           Iamquitesure,orIwouldnothavecomehere.’

           Heglancedatherface,andwalkedaboutagain.‘Uponmysoul,Idon’tknowwhattosay.Soimmenselyabsurd!’

           Itfelltohislot,now,tostipulateforsecrecy.

           ‘IfIweretodosuchaveryridiculousthing,’hesaid,stoppingagainpresently,andleaningagainstthechimney-piece,‘itcouldonlybeinthemostinviolableconfidence.’

           ‘Iwilltrusttoyou,sir,’returnedSissy,‘andyouwilltrusttome.’

           Hisleaningagainstthechimney-pieceremindedhimofthenightwiththewhelp.Itwastheself-samechimney-piece,andsomehowhefeltasifhewerethewhelpto-night.Hecouldmakenowayatall.

           ‘Isupposeamanneverwasplacedinamoreridiculousposition,’hesaid,afterlookingdown,andlookingup,andlaughing,andfrowning,andwalkingoff,andwalkingbackagain.‘ButIseenowayoutofit.Whatwillbe,willbe.Thiswillbe,Isuppose.Imusttakeoffmyself,Iimagineinshort,Iengagetodoit.’

           Sissyrose.Shewasnotsurprisedbytheresult,butshewashappyinit,andherfacebeamedbrightly.

           ‘Youwillpermitmetosay,’continuedMr.JamesHarthouse,‘thatIdoubtifanyotherambassador,orambassadress,couldhaveaddressedmewiththesamesuccess.Imustnotonlyregardmyselfasbeinginaveryridiculousposition,butasbeingvanquishedatallpoints.Willyouallowmetheprivilegeofrememberingmyenemy’sname?’

           ‘Myname?’saidtheambassadress.

           ‘TheonlynameIcouldpossiblycaretoknow,to-night.’

           ‘SissyJupe.

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