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Chapter 14

           "Weshallbedelighted,"hemumbled"whendoyoutakepossession?"

           "Assoonasitisatallfeasible"Ireplied"IshallwaitintowntillthenextLevéeisover,asbothmyfriendandmyselfhavearrangedtobepresented."

           "Ohahyes!eryes!Thatisalwaysadvisable.Andit’snothalfsuchatroublesomebusinessasaDrawing-roomisfortheladies.It’ssoonoverandlowbodicesarenotderigeurhahaha!Whoisyourpresenter?"

           Inamedadistinguishedpersonage,closelyconnectedwiththeCourt,andtheEarlnodded.

           "Averygoodmanyoucouldnothaveabetter"hesaidcomplacently"Andthisbookofyourswhendoesitcomeout?"

           "Nextweek."

           "Wemustgetitwemustcertainlygetit,"saidLordElton,assuminginterest"Sybil,youmustputitdownonyourlibrarylist."

           Sheassented,though,asIthoughtatrifleindifferently.

           "Onthecontraryyoumustallowmetopresentittoyou;"Isaid"ItwillbeapleasuretomewhichIhopeyouwillnotdeny."

           "Youareverykind,"sheanswered,liftingherbeautifuleyestomineasshespoke"ButthelibrarianatMudie’sissuretosenditheknowsIreadeverything.ThoughIconfessIneverbuyanybooksexceptthosebyMavisClare."

           Againthatwoman’sname!Ifeltannoyed,buttookcarenottoshowmyannoyance.

           "IshallbejealousofMavisClare,"Isaidplayfully.

           "Mostmenare!"sherepliedquietly.

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