"They didn't care about that," continued the Master. "And now
they've wires and traps over the whole place. Palliser's a friend of
yours--isn't he, Finn?"
"Of course I knew him,--when I was in office."
"I don't know what he may be in office, but he's an uncommon bad sort
of fellow to have in a county."
"Shameful!" said Mr. Spooner, lifting up both his hands.
"This is my first cousin, you know," whispered Adelaide, to Lady
Baldock.
"If he were my own brother, or my grandmother, I should say the
same," continued the angry lord. "We must have a meeting about it,
and let the world know it,--that's all." At this moment the door was
again opened, and Madame Goesler entered the room.
When one wants to be natural, of necessity one becomes the reverse of
natural. A clever actor,--or more frequently a clever actress,--will
assume the appearance; but the very fact of the assumption renders
the reality impossible. Lady Chiltern was generally very clever in
the arrangement of all little social difficulties, and, had she
thought less about it, might probably have managed the present affair
in an easy and graceful manner.
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