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In Which We Enjoy Three Courses and a Dessert

           BareacresCastlewastheirs,too,withallitscostlypictures,furniture,andarticlesofvertuthemagnificentVandykes;thenobleReynoldspictures;theLawrenceportraits,tawdryandbeautiful,and,thirtyyearsago,deemedaspreciousasworksofrealgenius;thematchlessDancingNymphofCanova,forwhichLadyBareacreshadsatinheryouthLadyBareacressplendidthen,andradiantinwealth,rank,andbeautyatoothless,bald,oldwomannowamereragofaformerrobeofstate.Herlord,paintedatthesametimebyLawrence,aswavinghissabreinfrontofBareacresCastle,andclothedinhisuniformasColoneloftheThistlewoodYeomanry,wasawithered,old,leanmaninagreatcoatandaBrutuswig,slinkingaboutGray’sInnofmorningschieflyanddiningaloneatclubs.HedidnotliketodinewithSteynenow.TheyhadrunracesofpleasuretogetherinyouthwhenBareacreswasthewinner.ButSteynehadmorebottomthanheandhadlastedhimout.TheMarquiswastentimesagreatermannowthantheyoungLordGauntof‘85,andBareacresnowhereintheraceold,beaten,bankrupt,andbrokendown.HehadborrowedtoomuchmoneyofSteynetofinditpleasanttomeethisoldcomradeoften.Thelatter,wheneverhewishedtobemerry,usedjeeringlytoaskLadyGauntwhyherfatherhadnotcometoseeher."Hehasnotbeenhereforfourmonths,"LordSteynewouldsay."Icanalwaystellbymycheque-bookafterwards,whenIgetavisitfromBareacres.

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