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Chapter 7
Understanding,heshiftedhistomestohisleftbreastandsalutedthesecondcarriage.ThehonourableGeraldWardA.D.C.,agreeablysurprised,madehastetoreply.AtPonsonby’scornerajadedwhiteflagonH.haltedandfourtallhattedwhiteflagonshaltedbehindhim,E.L.Y.’S,whileoutridersprancedpastandcarriages.OppositePigott’smusicwareroomsMrDenisJMaginni,professorofdancing&c,gailyapparelled,gravelywalked,outpassedbyaviceroyandunobserved.Bytheprovost’swallcamejauntilyBlazesBoylan,steppingintanshoesandsockswithskyblueclockstotherefrainofMygirl’saYorkshiregirl.
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