Here,Marcus,saidthesecretary,pitchinghisletterontheslab,letthatgowiththeothers.Andismyhansomhere?Inanotherminutehewasspeedingoneway,andtheStaffordsintheirbroughamanother,whileSirHoracewalkedathisleisuredowntohisclub.TheMinisterandhiswifedrovealonginsilence,forheforgottoaskherwhatshewanted;and,strangetosay,LadyBettyforgottotellhim.Atthepartyshemadequiteasensation;neverhadsheseemedmorerecklesslygay,morepiquant,moreaudaciouslywitty,thansheshowedherselfthisevening.Therewereillustriouspersonagespresent,buttheypaledbesideher.
TheDuke,withwhomshewasagreatfavorite,laughedathersalliesuntilhecouldlaughnomore;andevenherhusband,herveryhusband,forgotforatimethecountryandthecrisis,andlistened,half-proudandhalf-afraid.Butshewasnotawareofthis;shecouldnotseehisfacewhereshewassitting.Toallseeming,sheneverlookedthatway.Shewasquiteamodelsocietywife.
Mr.Staffordhimselfwasanearlyriser.Itwashishabittobeupbysix;tomakehisowncoffeeoveraspiritlamp,andthennotonlytogetthroughmuchworkinhisdressing-room,buttotakehisdailyridealsobeforebreakfast.OnthemorningaftertheDuke'sparty,however,helaylaterthanusual;andastherewasmorebusinesstobedone--owingtothecrisis--thecanterintheParkhadtobeomitted.Hewasstillamonghispapers--thoughmomentarilyawaitingthebreakfast-gong,whenahansomcabdrivenatfullspeedstoppedatthedoor.Heglancedupwearilyasheheardthedoorsofthecabflungopenwithacrash.Therehadbeenatimewhenthestirandbustleofsucharrivalshadbeensweettohim--notsosweetastosome,forhehadneverbeendeeplyinlovewiththeparadeofoffice--butsweeterthanto-day,whentheywerenomoretohimthanthecreakingofthemilltothecamelthatturnsitblindfoldandindarkness.
NaturallyhewasthinkingofLordPilgrimstonethismorning,andguessed,beforeheopenedthenotewhichtheservantbroughtintohim,whowasitswriter.Butitscontentshad,nevertheless,anelectricaleffectuponhim.Hisbrowreddened.Withaquiteunusualdisplayofemotionhesprangtohisfeet,crushingthefragmentofpaperinhisfingers.Whobroughtthis?heaskedsharply.Whobroughtit?herepeated,beforetheservantcouldexplain.
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