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Chapter 23

           Menateasiftheyhadnevereatenintheirlivesbefore,anddrankthechoiceandexquisitewineswithequalgreedandgusto.Oneneverentirelyrealisestheextenttowhichhumangourmandismcangotilloneknowsafewpeers,bishopsandcabinet-ministers,andwatchesthosedignitariesfeedadlibitum.Soonthecompanywassocompletethattherewasnolongeranyneedformetoperformthefatiguingdutyof‘receiving’;andIthereforetookSibylintoluncheon,determiningtodevotemyselftoherfortherestoftheday.ShewasinoneofherbrightestandmostcaptivatingmoodsherlaughterrangoutassweetlyjoyousasthatofsomehappychildshewasevenkindtoDianaChesney,whowasalsooneofmyguests,andwhowasplainlyenjoyingherselfwithallthevervepeculiartoprettyAmericanwomen,whoconsiderflirtationasmuchofagameastennis.Thescenewasnowoneofgreatbrilliancy,thelightcostumesofthewomencontrastingwellwiththescarletandgoldliveriesoftheseeminglyinnumerableservantsthatwerenoweverywhereinactiveattendance.And,constantlythroughtheflutteringfestivecrowd,fromtenttotent,fromtabletotable,andgrouptogroup,Luciomovedhistallstatelyfigureandhandsomefacealwaysconspicuouswhereverhestood,hisrichvoicethrillingtheairwheneverhespoke.

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