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Chapter I. The Blurring Of Lines

           ’Ecansackmetill’e’sblueintheface,butIain’tgoing,andthat’sflat.I’m’ismanand’e’smymaster,andsoitwillbe,Iexpect,totheendofthechapter."

           Wehadpassedbetweenthewhitepostsofagateandupacurvingdrive,linedwithrhododendronbushes.Beyondstoodalowbrickhouse,pickedoutwithwhitewoodwork,verycomfortableandpretty.Mrs.Challenger,asmall,dainty,smilingfigure,stoodintheopendoorwaytowelcomeus.

           "Well,mydear,"saidChallenger,bustlingoutofthecar,"hereareourvisitors.Itissomethingnewforustohavevisitors,isitnot?Nolovelostbetweenusandourneighbors,isthere?Iftheycouldgetratpoisonintoourbaker’scart,Iexpectitwouldbethere."

           "It’sdreadful—dreadful!"criedthelady,betweenlaughterandtears."Georgeisalwaysquarrelingwitheveryone.Wehaven’tafriendonthecountryside."

           "Itenablesmetoconcentratemyattentionuponmyincomparablewife,"saidChallenger,passinghisshort,thickarmroundherwaist.Pictureagorillaandagazelle,andyouhavethepairofthem."Come,come,thesegentlemenaretiredfromthejourney,andluncheonshouldbeready.HasSarahreturned?"

           Theladyshookherheadruefully,andtheProfessorlaughedloudlyandstrokedhisbeardinhismasterfulfashion.

           "Austin,"hecried,"whenyouhaveputupthecaryouwillkindlyhelpyourmistresstolaythelunch.Now,gentlemen,willyoupleasestepintomystudy,forthereareoneortwoveryurgentthingswhichIamanxioustosaytoyou."

           

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