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Updated: May 3, 2025
Thus one learned that the main body of the service staff was Chinese under a major domo named Shaik Tsin Chou Nu's "second-uncle" who enjoyed Prince Victor's completest confidence and was, second to the latter only, the real head of the establishment, its presiding genius.
With these, then, and with Chou Nu's guidance as to choice and ceremonious arrangement, Sofia was obliged to make shift; and anything but unbecoming she found them or truly it was a shape of dream that looked out from her mirror. Yet it was with reluctant feet that she left her room, descended the broad staircase to the entrance hall, and addressed herself to the study door.
Then, unable longer to endure Chou Nu's efforts to comfort or distract her, Sofia had stepped out of her street frock and into a négligée and, dismissing the maid, returned to the chaise-longue upon which, in vain hope of being able to cry out the wretchedness of her heart, she had thrown herself on first gaining the sanctuary of her room.
At length, however, the connection was established; and Victor, hearing the falsetto of Chou Nu's second-uncle cheerily respond to the operator's query, unceremoniously broke in: "Shaik Tsin? It is I, Number One. And the devil's own time I've had getting through. Why didn't you answer more promptly? What's the matter? Has anything gone wrong?"
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