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Chapter 1
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Thevicinityoftheyoungmanhecertainlyrelished,educated,distinguéandimpulsiveintothebargain,farandawaythepickofthebunchthoughyouwouldn’tthinkhehaditinhimyetyouwould.Besideshesaidthepicturewashandsomewhich,saywhatyoulike,itwasthoughatthemomentshewasdistinctlystouter.Andwhynot?Anawfullotofmakebelievewentonaboutthatsortofthinginvolvingalifelongslurwiththeusualsplashpageofgutterpressaboutthesameoldmatrimonialtangleallegingmisconductwithprofessionalgolferortheneweststagefavouriteinsteadofbeinghonestandaboveboardaboutthewholebusiness.Howtheywerefatedtomeetandanattachmentsprangupbetweenthetwosothattheirnameswerecoupledinthepubliceyewastoldincourtwithletterscontainingthehabitualmushyandcompromisingexpressionsleavingnoloopholetoshowthattheyopenlycohabitedtwoorthreetimesaweekatsomewellknownseasidehotelandrelations,whenthethingranitsnormalcourse,becameinduecourseintimate.ThenthedecreenisiandtheKing’sproctortriestoshowcausewhyand,hefailingtoquashit,nisiwasmadeabsolute.
