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iirst act in existence, ior the Duke had not yet written a line oi it and probably never would, and that sup- per was to provide the whole enter- tainment, it iollows that this wguld be protracted, and that however late she came she was likely still to iind the party at the table.

They were a very merry com- pany, and as time passed they grew merrier. There was Etheredse, oi course. the real promoter oi the whole aiiair, and thiselegant, tal- ented libertine who was ultimately —and;at a still early age—to kill himseli with drinking, was doing the iullest justice to the reputation which the wincup had already earn-

was. to be the guest oi honor. 81111 which the King himseli would at- tend! She would‘have been mad to hesitate. It was to enter the great world at a stride. Other act- resses had done it—Moll Davis and little Nelly irom the King's House; but they had done it upon pass- ports other than those oi hlstonic talent. She would have preferred that Miss Seymour should not have been included. She had no great opinion oi Miss Seymour's conduct- But there was a small part ior ‘her, and that was perhﬂDB 8- 511111019111 ed him. There was Sedley, that justification. other giited proiligate, whose slim,

And so she cast aside her hesits-‘grnceiul person gave little indica- tion, and gladdened his grace by tion oi the roistering soul within. consenting to be present. Young Rochester should have been

CHAPTER v11 oi the party, bllt he was at that TM pm“ moment in the Tower, whither he on the even“; o; the d“ that had been sent as a consequence oi had seen the meeting between Hol- his utterly foolish and unnecessary lea and Tucker, at about the same 1111911191 1° "M11." M1" M51161 1W1‘ hour that Sir John Lawrence was 1118MB 1180- Bu! S11‘ Henry Stan- vainly representing at Whitehall h°P° 1111911 1115 ""111- Plhhe-“P- l" the expediency oi closing the thc- 19551- 1111114111911 11- 1°? "1111" w" and other places o; congrega, Rochester was both wit and liber- tion in view oi the outbreak hi lhw- Yillllllslﬂlllmllﬂ W“ I "l1"- plégue with“, the C"). "Se", m5 tine only. And oi course there was Grace oi Buckingham was sitting ' down to supper with a ‘merry coni- pany in the great dining- room oi Wallingiord House.

Eleven sat down to a table that was laid ior twelve. The chair on the Duke's right stood empty. The guest oi honor. Miss Farquharson, had not yet arrived. At the last moment he had sent a message that she was unavoidably detained ior sonle little time at home. and that, ii on this account it should happen that she must deny herseli the honor oi sitting down to supper at his grace's table, at least she would reach Wallingiord House in time ior the reading with which 1118 Brace was to delight the coin- Dally-

lt was in part a fiction. There was nothing to detain Miss Farqu- harson beyond a revival oi her un- easy intuitions, which warned her against the increase oi intimacy that would attend her inclusion in the Duke's supper-party. The play, however, was another aiiair. There iore she would so time her arrival _ that she would iilld supper at an 31d and the reading about to be-

n. I-iis grace found her message vex- Illﬂllﬁ. and he would have postpon- ed slipper until her arrival but that his guests did not permit him to have his own way in the Nutter. As the truth was that there was no

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Sir Thomas Ogle, that boon com- panion oi Sedley's, and two other gentlemen whose names have not slrvived. The ladies were oi less distinguished lineage. There was the ravishingly iair little Anne Sey- mour ironl the Duke's House, her white shoulders displayed in a dc- colletage that outraged even the daring iashion oi the day. There was Moll Davis irnm the King's House seated on the Duke's leit, with Etheredge immediately below mond buttons that looked lke drops oi water.

Alone oi all that company he did her and entirely engrossing her. and there was that dark. statues- que. insolent-eyed Jane Howden, lnllguidly spreading her nets ior Sir Charles Sedley. who showed him- seli willing and eager lo be taken in thcm, A iourth lady on -Ogle’s leit was nlnklng desperate but int- ile attempts to draw Sir Thomas’ attention iroln Miss Seymour.

Supper was done, and still they kept the table, over their wine. waiting ior that belated guest whose seat continued vacant.

Above that empty place sat the Duke-a dazzling iigure in a suit oi shimmering white satin with dia- lot abuse the wine. Again and again he waved away the velvet-iooted lackeys that approached to pour ior him.

From the chilly heights oi his wn unusual sobriety he iollnd them gross and tiresome: their laughter inrred on him. He strained his ears to catch some rumble oi wheels in the courtyard- Sedley in a mnudlin voice began to sing a very questionable song oi his own writing, whilst Miss How- deu made a comedy oi pretending to silence him. He was still sing- ing it. when Stanhope sprang up and mounted his chair, holding llloit a dainty shoe oi which he had 111111111911 Miss Seymour. and calling loudly ior wine. Pretty little Anne would have snatched hack her foot- wear but that she was restrained by _ IOgIO. who not only held her iirmly. your llllr. um moisiennhut hnd pulled hel- into his lap, where she wrlthed and screamed and giggled all in one.

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it please your grace." There was a momentary pause as oi surprise: then louder than ever l rose their voices in hilarious ac~ - clsmation oi the announcement. Buckingham sprang up and round. and several others rose with him to give n proper welcome to thc he- lnted guest. Stanhope, one loot on his chair, the other on the table. bowed to her with a ilourish oi the slipper irom which he had inst drunk. She stoodat gaze, breathless and suddenly pale, on the summit oi the three steps that led down to the level oi the chamber, her startled. dilating eyes ponde lag ieariully that scene oi abandonment. She saw little Anne Seymour, whom she knew. struggling and laughing in the arms oi Sir Thomas Ogle- She saw Etheredge, whom she also knew, sitting with ilushed ‘iace and leering eyeh, an arm about the statuesque bare neck oi Miss How- den, her lovely dark head upon his shoulder; she saw Stanhope on ' high, capering absurdly, his wig awry, his speech halting and inde- corolla; and she saw some others in attitudes that even more boldly proclaimed the licence presiding over this orgy to which she had been hidden. . Lastly she saw the tall white iig- , ure oi the Duke advancing toward her. his eyes narrowed. a halt-smile on his iull lips. both hands outheld

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with that almost excessive grace that was his own, and he at least showed no sign oi the intoxication that marked the guests at the Cir- cean ieast. But that aiiorded her no reassurance. From pale that they lied been. her cheeks~—her whole body, it seemed to her-had ilalued a vivid scarlet. Now it was paling again. paling this time in terror and disgust.

Fnscinatedly she watched his _‘ grace's advance ior a moment l, Then incontincntly she turned, and , ‘ tlcd. with the feelings oi one who i had looked down ior a moment ln- ' to the pit oi hell and drawn back in shuddering horror beiore being engulied.

Behind her iell a dead silence oi astonishment. It endured whilst you might have counted six. Then . a great peal oi demoniac laughter yam’ n is odds m“ m9 ‘ll-war came like an explosion to drive her would no, have dared‘ proceelt But 1931111117 mkwhrd- hey were already through the gate- Sllo Touched the llull- dulled way in Whitehall itseli, and the "m" "'15- “m1 391°" m9 “e511” coach swung round to the leit in bule, her light silk mantle stream- the dh-ecum, 0| Chafing cross, 1118 1191111111 h"- alld 9° 811111911 a‘ Here in the open street the driver h"! 111° 1111911 l1°°1'- 9191911 "1 h? could deiy the Duke's lackeys. and 1h°k°Y9- ‘"1"’ W°hd°1e11l hi" made the latter dared not make any de- ll" 111151111119 1° 91-h? 1""- ternlined attempt to hinder Illin-

Too late came the shout irom The coach rolled on, and Ml“ lhe 111115111118 Duke 9111911113 them Fnrquharson sank back to breathe to 1N1!" 1181' Wuy- BY 111811 811° W" at last, to recover irom her name- already in the courtyard, and run- less terror and to regain her calm. 111115 1111B 8 111116 101' i119 811181181’ The Duke went back with drag- lllﬂt Ollelled lll10ll Wllllﬁhllu- 0111 ging ieet and scowling to be greet- o_i this the hackney-coach that had ed by a storm of 5911510,; “pm, brought her was at that moment which m more 50b0,- mood his slowly rum_bling. Panting she over- we“; “mm; hardly have vemm. took it. just as the driver brought ed, He anempmd m laugh Wm, it to a halt in obedience to her cry. them, go (“ggemblg we exgen; m

“To Sullsbilry Court." she sowed which he had been gelled, But he "B11116 01110111?!" hardly lnade a success oi it. and

81w was lu- u d she llud ulum- here was distinct ill-temper in the llli-‘lllhe 11°01‘ ll 1-119 D111"?! 111°" manner in which he ilung himseli koys—tllroe o1 them-run uluusuldo down into his great chair. Mr. I119 vehlvle» hﬂwllu; £11911‘ 011111- Ethercdge, leaning across Miss mumls to ston- Bho iluus halt her Howden. laid a. white Jeweled hand body through the window on the on hlg 11-1911,)‘; 1mm other side tccountermnnd the or- l-le along (tf all (he ggmpany‘ g1. der. though he bad probably, drunk more deeply than any. showed no sign oi intoxication beyond the iaint ilush about his eyes-

"i warned you." he said, "that the little prude is virtuous, and that she will require much patience. This is your chance to exercise it." CHAPTER Vill Mr. Ethel-edge Advises

Toward midnight, when all the nests but Eteredge had departed, nd the candles lighting the dis- ordered room were gluttering in their sconccs. the Duke sat alone in council with the younger liber- tins. ~

The Duke unburdenell himaeli, bitterly and passionately.

Ether-edge smiled.

"You're a prodlgiousiy ungrateiul iellow- You go clumsily to work and then you blame me ior the iail- ure oi your endeavors. Had you asked me, l could have told you what must happen with a parcel oi iools who haven't learnt the art oi carrying their wine in decent ins hion. Had she arrived at the ap- pointed time, whilst they were still sober. all might have been well. She might have come to share. in part, at least, their intoxication,

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"Oh. come to the point."

"l um conling to it. ii you lllPII l1 to carry the girl oii, l‘ll be remind- ing you that at law it's a hanginﬂ matter."

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