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Updated: September 21, 2025
Of the palace and all that is therein there remaineth no trace!" "Another surprise for poor old Wackerbath," thought Horace, "but a pleasant one this time. My dear Mr. Fakrash," he said aloud, "I really can't say how grateful I am to you. And now I hate bothering you like this, but if you could manage to look in on Professor Futvoye " "What!" cried the Jinnee, "yet another request? Already!"
"Oh yes, he will. He can do the whole trip, aller et retour, you know, in a few hours. He's an active old beggar for his age. In the meantime, dearest, the chief thing is to keep up your father's spirits. So I think I'd better I was just telling Sylvia, Mrs. Futvoye," he said, as that lady re-entered the room, "that I should like to see the Professor at once."
"Then I will see Miss Futvoye," he said. "Miss Sylvia is with the master, sir," said the girl; "but if you'll come into the drawing-room I'll let Mrs. Futvoye know you are here." He had not been in the drawing-room long before Mrs. Futvoye appeared, and one glance at her face confirmed Ventimore's worst fears.
So he hastened to admit that perhaps he had not been particularly successful at the auction in question. Sir Lawrence next addressed him across the table. "I was just telling Mrs. Futvoye," he said, "how much I regretted that I had not the privilege of your acquaintance during my year of office.
Futvoye, who was extremelly stately in black, with old lace and steel embroidery "these are the bachelor lodgings you were so modest about! Really," she added, with a humorous twinkle in her shrewd eyes, "you young men seem to understand how to make yourselves comfortable don't they, Anthony?"
"By no means," agreed the Professor; "but I understood you to say Miss Tinkla was recommended to you by Harrod's?" "Very likely, sir," said Horace; "but that doesn't affect the case. I shouldn't expect it from them." "Probably they don't know how shamelessly that young person conducts herself," said Mrs. Futvoye. "And I think it only right that they should be told."
"The damsel is not without comeliness," he remarked to Horace; "but there are lovelier far than she." "I didn't ask you for either criticisms or comparisons," said Ventimore, sharply; "there is nobody in the world equal to Miss Futvoye, in my opinion, and you will be good enough to remember that fact. Don't you, Sylvia?"
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