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He knew that he was being introduced to Lady Storrel merely because there happened to be no one else at hand and her cavalier was wanted elsewhere. "Lady Storrel, let me present to you Admiral Harkness, the man," he added, over his shoulder, "who is going to make the United States the first Naval Power in the world." And with a good-natured laugh the two men went off, speaking hurriedly together.
Lord Storrel was sitting forward on his low chair, with his hands clasped between his knees. They were rather large hands suggestive of manual labour. "Suppose," he said, without looking round, "that a man is in a street row in Dublin, when no one knows he is even in the town.
"Here, Monty, you're wanted at once," Harkness heard him say to the youth, who appeared to be a few years younger than his beautiful companion. He spoke a few words to the lady, who replied laughingly, and the British Attache came towards Harkness. "Harkness," he said; "want to introduce you to Lady Storrel." The American followed with a smile on his lean face.
They moved away, the lady favouring Harkness with a little nod, leaving the two tallest men in that assembly facing each other. When they were gone, Caleb S. Harkness and Lord Storrel looked into each other's eyes. "So," said Harkness, lapsing suddenly into a twang, "she waited." The other nodded. He raised his perfectly gloved hand to his moustache, which he tugged pensively to either side.
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