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Chapter I. The Blurring Of Lines

           Itisonlynow,asIlookback,thatIseetheirrelationtothewholestorywhichIhavetounfold.

           Thechauffeurmust,asitseemedtome,havebeenanoviceorelsehavelosthisnerveinthisdisturbance,forhedrovevilelyonthewaytothestation.Twicewenearlyhadcollisionswithotherequallyerraticvehicles,andIrememberremarkingtoSummerleethatthestandardofdrivinginLondonhadverymuchdeclined.OncewebrushedtheveryedgeofagreatcrowdwhichwaswatchingafightatthecorneroftheMall.Thepeople,whoweremuchexcited,raisedcriesofangerattheclumsydriving,andonefellowspranguponthestepandwavedastickaboveourheads.Ipushedhimoff,butweweregladwhenwehadgotclearofthemandsafeoutofthepark.Theselittleevents,comingoneaftertheother,leftmeveryjangledinmynerves,andIcouldseefrommycompanion’spetulantmannerthathisownpatiencehadgottoalowebb.

           ButourgoodhumourwasrestoredwhenwesawLordJohnRoxtonwaitingforusupontheplatform,histall,thinfigurecladinayellowtweedshooting-suit.Hiskeenface,withthoseunforgettableeyes,sofierceandyetsohumorous,flushedwithpleasureatthesightofus.Hisruddyhairwasshotwithgrey,andthefurrowsuponhisbrowhadbeencutalittledeeperbyTime’schisel,butinallelsehewastheLordJohnwhohadbeenourgoodcomradeinthepast.

           "Hullo,HerrProfessor!Hullo,youngfella!"heshoutedashecametowardus.

           Heroaredwithamusementwhenhesawtheoxygencylindersupontheporter’strollybehindus."Soyou’vegotthemtoo!"hecried.

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