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As Ashton hesitated over his reply, Genevieve spoke for him: "No doubt it's the familiarity of the name, Tom. Mr. Brice-Ashton's father is Mr. George Ashton, the financier." "What! him?" exclaimed Blake. "But no. It's his face. I remember now. Met him in your father's office." "In father's office?" "When I was acting as secretary for your father, Miss Genevieve," Ashton hastened to explain.
"Your your grace I should say, your lordship," stammered Ashton, hastily dropping his hand, "I'm extremely delighted honored, I mean at the unexpected pleasure of meeting your lordship." "Ah, really?" murmured his lordship. "Mr. Brice-Ashton's father is one of our most eminent financiers," interposed Mrs. Gantry. "Ah, really? What luck!" politely exclaimed the Englishman.
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