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Gaunt House

           SomenotoriouscarpersandsqueamishmoralistsmightbesulkywithLordSteyne,buttheyweregladenoughtocomewhenheaskedthem.

           "LordSteyneisreallytoobad,"LadySlingstonesaid,"buteverybodygoes,andofcourseIshallseethatmygirlscometonoharm.""HislordshipisamantowhomIowemuch,everythinginlife,"saidtheRightReverendDoctorTrail,thinkingthattheArchbishopwasrathershaky,andMrs.Trailandtheyoungladieswouldassoonhavemissedgoingtochurchastooneofhislordship’sparties."Hismoralsarebad,"saidlittleLordSouthdowntohissister,whomeeklyexpostulated,havingheardterrificlegendsfromhermammawithrespecttothedoingsatGauntHouse;"buthangit,he’sgotthebestdrySilleryinEurope!"AndasforSirPittCrawley,Bart.SirPittthatpatternofdecorum,SirPittwhohadledoffatmissionarymeetingsheneverforonemomentthoughtofnotgoingtoo."WhereyouseesuchpersonsastheBishopofEalingandtheCountessofSlingstone,youmaybeprettysure,Jane,"theBaronetwouldsay,"thatwecannotbewrong.ThegreatrankandstationofLordSteyneputhiminapositiontocommandpeopleinourstationinlife.TheLordLieutenantofaCounty,mydear,isarespectableman.Besides,GeorgeGauntandIwereintimateinearlylife;hewasmyjuniorwhenwewereattachesatPumpernickeltogether

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