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           "ThereforemyLadyDedlockhascomeawayfromtheplaceinLincolnshireandhasleftittotherain,andthecrows,andtherabbits,andthedeer,andthepartridgesandpheasants.ThepicturesoftheDedlockspastandgonehaveseemedtovanishintothedampwallsinmerelownessofspirits,asthehousekeeperhaspassedalongtheoldroomsshuttinguptheshutters.Andwhentheywillnextcomeforthagain,thefashionableintelligencewhich,likethefiend,isomniscientofthepastandpresent,butnotthefuturecannotyetundertaketosay.SirLeicesterDedlockisonlyabaronet,butthereisnomightierbaronetthanhe.Hisfamilyisasoldasthehills,andinfinitelymorerespectable.HehasageneralopinionthattheworldmightgetonwithouthillsbutwouldbedoneupwithoutDedlocks.Hewouldonthewholeadmitnaturetobeagoodidea(alittlelow,perhaps,whennotenclosedwithapark-fence),butanideadependentforitsexecutiononyourgreatcountyfamilies.Heisagentlemanofstrictconscience,disdainfulofalllittlenessandmeannessandreadyontheshortestnoticetodieanydeathyoumaypleasetomentionratherthangiveoccasionfortheleastimpeachmentofhisintegrity.Heisanhonourable,obstinate,truthful,high-spirited,intenselyprejudiced,perfectlyunreasonableman.SirLeicesteristwentyyears,fullmeasure,olderthanmyLady.Hewillneverseesixty-fiveagain,norperhapssixty-six,noryetsixty-seven.Hehasatwistofthegoutnowandthenandwalksalittlestiffly.

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