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Count Quinnox looked to Truxton King for inspiration and that gentleman favoured him with a singularly dis-spiriting nod of the head. The old Graustarkian cleared his throat and rather stiffly announced that he would receive Mr. Blithers if he would call on him at the Ritz that afternoon. "What!" exclaimed both agents, half-starting from their chairs in amazement. The Count stared hard at them.
One of the three distinguished men who had been remarked by Mrs. Blithers now separated himself from his companions and approached the couple. He was a tall, handsome man of fifty. Although his approach was swift and eager, there was in his face the signs of wrath that still struggled against joy.
"He said he had never set his heart on anything that he didn't get in the end, wasn't that it?" "I think so. Something of the sort. I took it as a joke." "Well, I took it as a threat." "A threat?" "A pleasant, agreeable threat, of course. He has set his heart on having the crown of Graustark worn by a Blithers. That is the long and short of it."
She intends to find out what, not who, you are. I must say she's exceedingly clever and courageous." Robin laughed. "Thank you, Baron. Forewarned is forearmed. I shall remain a gentleman at any cost." "She is so shrewd and resourceful that I am almost convinced she can be no other than the daughter of the amazing Mr. Blithers.
"I was particularly anxious for you and Maud to meet under the conditions that obtained last night," went on Mr. Blithers, with a regretful look at the log they were passing. "Nothing could have been more er ripping." "I hear from every one that your daughter is most attractive," said Robin. "Sorry not to have met her, Mr. Blithers." "Oh, you'll meet her all right. Prince.
He was spoken of through clenched teeth as "the blood sucker." Children were ominously reproved by the threatening use of the word Blithers. "Blithers will get you if you don't wash your face," and all that sort of thing.
"The integrity of the cabinet is not to be questioned, Mr. Blithers. Its members have never failed Graustark in any " "I beg your pardon, Prince," said Mr. Blithers firmly, "but I certainly suspect that they failed her when they contracted this debt to Russia. You will forgive me for saying it, but it was the most asinine bit of short-sightedness I've ever heard of.
"I don't know where we'd be, however, if Mr. Blithers hadn't thought of the Jupiter almost at the last minute," said R. Schmidt. "Nine day boat, though," growled the old man. "I don't mind that in the least. She's a steady old tub and that's something." "Hobbs tells me that it is most extraordinary to find the east bound steamers crowded at this season of the year," said Dank.
They were agreed that a Prince was more to be desired than a Count and, as long as they were actually about it, they might as well aim high. Somewhat hazily Mr. Blithers had Inquired if it wouldn't be worth while to consider a King, but his wife set him straight in short order.
It is also worthy of mention that Mrs. Blithers was never decidedly never to know the truth about the matter. He went in to luncheon in a very amiable, even docile frame of mind. "I've thought the matter over, Lou," he said, "and I guess you are right, after all. We will make all the repairs necessary, but we won't consider living in it ourselves.
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