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           Heis,ofcourse,handsomelypaid,andheassociatesalmostonafootingofequalitywiththehighestsociety."Everybodystarts.Foragunisfiredcloseby."Goodgracious,what’sthat?"criesVolumniawithherlittlewitheredscream."Arat,"saysmyLady."Andtheyhaveshothim."EnterMr.Tulkinghorn,followedbyMercurieswithlampsandcandles."No,no,"saysSirLeicester,"Ithinknot.MyLady,doyouobjecttothetwilight?"Onthecontrary,myLadyprefersit."Volumnia?"Oh!NothingissodelicioustoVolumniaastositandtalkinthedark."Thentakethemaway,"saysSirLeicester."Tulkinghorn,Ibegyourpardon.Howdoyoudo?"Mr.Tulkinghornwithhisusualleisurelyeaseadvances,rendershispassinghomagetomyLady,shakesSirLeicester’shand,andsubsidesintothechairpropertohimwhenhehasanythingtocommunicate,ontheoppositesideoftheBaronet’slittlenewspaper-table.SirLeicesterisapprehensivethatmyLady,notbeingverywell,willtakecoldatthatopenwindow.MyLadyisobligedtohim,butwouldrathersittherefortheair.SirLeicesterrises,adjustsherscarfabouther,andreturnstohisseat.Mr.Tulkinghorninthemeanwhiletakesapinchofsnuff."Now,"saysSirLeicester."Howhasthatcontestgone?""Oh,hollowfromthebeginning.Notachance.Theyhavebroughtinboththeirpeople.Youarebeatenoutofallreason.Threetoone."ItisapartofMr.Tulkinghorn’spolicyandmasterytohavenopoliticalopinions;indeed,NOopinions.Thereforehesays"you"arebeaten,andnot"we."SirLeicesterismajesticallywroth.Volumnianeverheardofsuchathing.

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