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Chapter 22

           Theretinueofservantsherearewhatisvulgarlycalled‘onthejob’;theirpaymentisagreedupon,andtheyknowtheirdutiesthoroughlytheywillgiveyounotrouble."

           Icouldscarcelyfindwordstoexpressmyunboundedsatisfaction,ortothankhimfortheadmirabletastewithwhichthebeautifulhousehadbeenadorned.Iwanderedaboutinanecstasyofadmiration,triumphinginsuchavisibleandgorgeousdisplayofwhatgreatwealthcouldreallydo.Theball-roomhadbeentransformedintoanelegantbijoutheatre,thestagebeingconcealedbyacurtainofthickgold-colouredsilkonwhichtheoft-quotedlinesofShakespearewereembroideredinraisedletters

           

           "Alltheworld’sastage,

           Andallthemenandwomenmerelyplayers."

           

           Turningoutofthisintothedrawing-room,Ifounditdecoratedentirelyroundwithbanksofroses,redandwhite,theflowersformingahugepyramidatoneendoftheapartment,behindwhich,asLucioinformedme,unseenmusicianswoulddiscoursesweetharmony.

           "Ihavearrangedforafew‘tableauxvivants’inthetheatretofillupagapoftime;"hesaidcarelessly"Fashionablefolksnow-a-daysgetsosoontiredofoneamusementthatitisnecessarytoprovideseveralinordertodistractthebrainsthatcannotthink,ordiscoveranymeansofentertainmentinthemselves.Asamatteroffact,peoplecannotevenconverselongtogetherbecausetheyhavenothingtosay.

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