The things we do!

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"Lady Anne is a ridiculous old dear. I beg your pardon, Lady Kew," here
breaks in Jack the apologiser.
"There is a brother of Sir Brian Newcome's staying with them," Lord Kew
proceeds; "an East India Colonel--a very fine-looking old boy."
"Smokes awfully, row about it in the hotel. Go on, Kew; beg your----"
"This gentleman was on the look-out for us, it appears, for when we came
in sight he despatched a boy who was with him, running like a lamplighter
back to my aunt, to say all was well. And he took little Alfred out of
the carriage, and then helped out Ethel, and said, 'My dear, you are too
pretty to scold; but you have given us all a belle peur.' And then he
made me and Jack a low bow, and stalked into the lodgings."
"I think you do deserve to be whipped, both of you," cries Lady Kew.
"We went up and made our peace with my aunt, and were presented in form
to the Colonel and his youthful cub."
"As fine a fellow as ever I saw: and as fine a boy as ever I saw," cries
Jack Belsize.


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