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From: Rolph <cer...@ca...> - 2009-08-25 18:03:52
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Rriage. These, I remember, consisted of a handbag with my dress clothes and a yellow-backed novel. So one of them took the handbag and the other had to content himself with the novel, which made me wish I had brought a portmanteau as well, if only for the look of the thing. The pair thus burdened, escorted me up the steps and delivered me over to the butler who scanned me with a critical eye. I scanned him also and perceived that he was a very fine specimen of his class. Indeed his stately presence so overcame me that I remarked nervously, as he helped me off with my coat, that when last I was here another had filled his office. "Indeed, Sir," he said, "and what was his name, Sir?" "Savage," I replied. "And where might he be now, Sir?" "Inside a snake!" I answered. "At least he was inside a snake but now I hope he is waiting upon his master in Heaven." The man recoiled a little, pulling off my coat with a jerk. Then he coughed, rubbed his bald head, stared and r |