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           Butwhydon’tyouaddresstheHouse?—isn’tthatwhattheycallit?”“BecauseIhavenothingtosay,”saidLordLambeth.“Haven’tyouagreatposition?”askedBessieAlden.Helookedamomentatthebackofhisglove.“I’llsetthatdown,”hesaid,“asoneofyourmistakes—toyourcredit.”Andasifhedislikedtalkingabouthisposition,hechangedthesubject.“IwishyouwouldletmegowithyoutotheTower,andtoHamptonCourt,andtoallthoseotherplaces.”“Weshallbemosthappy,”saidBessie.“AndofcourseIshallbedelightedtoshowyoutheHouseofLords—somedaythatsuitsyou.TherearealotofthingsIwanttodoforyou.Iwanttomakeyouhaveagoodtime.AndIshouldlikeverymuchtopresentsomeofmyfriendstoyou,ifitwouldn’tboreyou.ThenitwouldbeawfullykindofyoutocomedowntoBranches.”“Wearemuchobligedtoyou,LordLambeth,”saidBessie.“WhatisBranches?”“It’sahouseinthecountry.Ithinkyoumightlikeit.”WillieWoodleyandMrs.Westgateatthismomentweresittinginsilence,andtheyoungman’searcaughttheselastwordsofLordLambeth’s.“He’sinvitingMissBessietooneofhiscastles,”hemurmuredtohiscompanion.Mrs.Westgate,foreseeingwhatshementallycalled“complications,”immediatelygotup;andthetwoladies,takingleaveofLordLambeth,returned,underMr.Woodley’sconduct,toJones’sHotel.