NotI！ThereinthatgreatpileofVictorianarchitecturethelandlordsandthelawyers，thebishops，therailwaymenandthemagnatesofcommercegotoandfro——intheirincurabletraditionofcommercialisedBladesovery，ofmeretriciousgentryandnobilitysoldforriches。Ihavebeennearenoughtoknow。TheIrishandtheLabour-menrunaboutamongtheirfeet，makingafuss，effectinglittle，they’vegotnobetterplansthatIcansee。Respectitindeed！There’sacertainparaphernaliaofdignity，butwhomdoesitdeceive？TheKingcomesdowninagiltcoachtoopentheshowandwearslongrobesandacrown；andthere’sadisplayofstoutandslenderlegsinwhitestockingsandstoutandslenderlegsinblackstockingsandartfuloldgentlemeninermine。IwasremindedofonecongestedafternoonI

　　hadspentwithmyauntamidstaclusterofagitatedwomen’shatsintheRoyalGalleryoftheHouseofLordsandhowIsawtheKinggoingtoopenParliament，andtheDukeofDevonshirelookinglikeagorgeouspedlarandterriblyboredwiththecapofmaintenanceonatraybeforehimhungbyslingsfromhisshoulder。A

　　wonderfulspectacle！

　　Itisquaint，nodoubt，thisEngland——itisevendignifiedinplaces——andfullofmellowassociations。Thatdoesnotalterthequalityoftherealitiestheserobesconceal。Therealitiesaregreedytrade，baseprofit——seeking，boldadvertisement；andkingshipandchivalry，spiteofthiswearingoftreasuredrobes，areasdeadamongitallasthatcrusadermyunclechampionedagainstthenettlesoutsidetheDuffieldchurch。

　　Ihavethoughtmuchofthatbrightafternoon’spanorama。

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