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An enterprising and emancipated preacher discoursed from his pulpit on the inner meaning of "Cousin Teresa," and Lucas Harrowcluff was invited to lecture on the subject of his great achievement to members of the Young Mens' Endeavour League, the Nine Arts Club, and other learned and willing-to-learn bodies.
"Poor Lucas does take his silly little ideas seriously," said Colonel Harrowcluff afterwards in the smoking-room.
One can't understand the message all at once, of course, but one felt from the very first that it was there. I've been to see it eighteen times and I'm going again to-morrow and on Thursday. One can't see it often enough." "It would be rather a popular move if we gave this Harrowcluff person a knighthood or something of the sort," said the Minister reflectively.
Lady Blonze's Christmas party was talked about and written about to an extent that she had not anticipated in her most ambitious moments. The letters from Waldo's mother would alone have made it memorable. Basset Harrowcluff returned to the home of his fathers, after an absence of four years, distinctly well pleased with himself.
"Which Harrowcluff?" asked his secretary. "Which? There is only one, isn't there?" said the Minister; "the 'Cousin Teresa' man, of course. I think every one would be pleased if we knighted him. Yes, you can put him down on the list of certainties under the letter L." "The letter L," said the secretary, who was new to his job; "does that stand for Liberalism or liberality?"
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