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With the assistance of Belinda's portfolio and her harp, and the good-humour and sprightliness of Lady Delacour's wit, his lordship got through the evening much to his own satisfaction. He played on the flute, he told the story of Studley's original Titian, and he detected a fault that had escaped Mr. Percival in the perspective of Miss Portman's sketch of Fountain's Abbey.
"I should be very sorry to spend several nights in that room. Now I will tell you briefly what occurred." We were standing in the library. Sir Henry went to the door, locked it, and put the key in his pocket. "Can I come in?" said a voice outside. The voice was Lady Studley's. "In a minute, my darling," answered her husband. "I am engaged with Halifax just at present."
This was a lady's chamber. Good heavens! what had happened? I was in Lady Studley's room. Shutting the mysterious door of the wardrobe very carefully, I found that all trace of its existence immediately vanished. There was no furniture against this part of the wall. It looked absolutely bare and smooth. No picture ornamented it.
Shortly afterwards I saw from a window Sir Henry and his wife drive away. They drove in a large open landau, and two girls who were staying in the house accompanied them. My hour had come, and I went up at once to Sir Henry's bedroom. Lady Studley's room opened directly into that of her husband, but both rooms had separate entrances.
Lord Delacour, in the morning, when he was sober, retained but a confused idea of the events of the preceding night; but he made an awkwardly good-natured apology to Miss Portman for his intrusion, and for the disturbance he had occasioned, which, he said, must be laid to the blame of Lord Studley's admirable burgundy.
"But she is almost as great a simpleton herself, I think," continued she, observing that the tears stood in Belinda's eyes. "My lord," said a footman who came in at this instant, "do you dress? The carriage is at the door, as you ordered, to go to Lord Studley's."
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