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Marmaduke looked round irresolutely. A great noise of tramping and singing began. "Thats the new procession," continued the doorkeeper. "Sixteen hextras took on for it. It's Miss Virtue's chance for lunch, sir: you wont have long to wait now." Here there was a rapid pattering of feet down the staircase.
Spruce drew a long breath and began to count on her fingers "This is 'ow we do every night for the visitors, makin' ready for hextras, in case any gentleman comes along in a motor which isn't expected fust we 'as horduffs " "Save us!" exclaimed Mrs. Keeley "What's they?"
It was then explained to him that the neglect proposed should not extend to any deprivation of food, and he took his leave, receiving an assurance from Mrs Hurtle that he should be summoned to town as soon as it was thought that his presence there would serve his purposes; and with loud promises repeated to each of the friendly women that as soon as ever a 'line should be dropped' he would appear again upon the scene, he took Mrs Pipkin aside, and suggested that if there were 'any hextras, he was ready to pay for them.
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