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  Theladyinvermilion,whohadatuftofgoldenhairinthemidstofherotherwiseravenlocks,glancedmysteriouslyatMr。Moses。

  \"Seeanything,mother?\"heasked,withtheatricalsolemnity。\"AtinychunkofluckfortrickylittleBriskin?\"

  \"Idoseesomething,\"saidEureka,inadimandheavyvoice。\"It’sjustclosetoyouonthattablebythebrandy。\"

  Mr。Mosesstarted,andcastaglanceofaweatthetumbler。

  \"Myword,\"hecried——\"myword,mother!What’stheblessedlittlesymbollike?NotaponyfreshfromJerusalemforyourbelievingboy!\"

  \"Youmustwaitamoment。Itisnotclear,\"repliedEureka,slowlyanddreamily,fixingherheavyeyesonthebrandy—and—soda。\"It’sallcloudy。\"

  \"Beenimbibing,mother?Hastheblessedlittlesymbolbeenatitagain?

  Briskin’sshock——shocked!\"

  \"It’sgettingclearer。Itstandsinabandoffire。\"

  \"ShadeofShadrach!ApparitionofAbednego!Drawitmildandbitter,mother!\"

  \"Ah!nowitstepsout。It’sgotahump。\"

  \"Gotthehump,mother?Myword!thenitmustbeeitheracameloranundischargedbankrupt!Whichisit,prettysoul?\"

  \"It’sarhinoceros。It’smovingtoyou。\"

  \"Yokohama,mother!Telltheprettybirdtokeepback!What’sitmean?\"

  \"It’sasignofplenty。\"

  \"Plentyofwhat,mother?Thereadyorthenose—bag?Giveusachance!\"

  \"Plentyofgoodfortune,becauseitsheadistowardsyou。Ifithadpresenteditstail,itwouldmeanblackweather。\"

  \"Don’tletitturntail,forSaturday’ssake,mother。KeepitsheadstraightwhileIfinishthebrandy!\"

  Andsosaying,littleMr。Moses,withelaboratefurtiveness,caughtupthetumbler,poureditscontentsdownhisthroat,andthrewhimselfbackonthedivanwiththeairofamanwhohadjustescapedfromperilbytheconsummatepersonalexerciseofunparalleledandsustainedingenuity。

  DuringthissceneMissMinervahadpreservedherairofpronouncedScottishgoodsense,whilelisteningattentively,andshenowsaidtoEureka,——

  \"D’youseeanythingforMr。Vivian,dearEureka?Eventhelittlestthingwouldbewelcomed。\"

  EurekastaredupontheProphet,whobegantofeelverynervous。

  \"There’ssomethingroundhishead,\"sheremarked,withherusualalmostsacredearnestness。

  TheProphetmechanicallyputuphishands,likeamananxioustointerferewiththeassiduousattentionsofaswarmofbees。

  \"Somethingrightroundhishead。\"

  \"Isitahalo?\"askedMissMinerva。

  \"IsitaLincoln&Bennet,mother?\"criedMr。Moses。\"Oneoftheshinyones——twenty—onebob,andtwenty—five—and—sixifyouwantakidlining?\"

  \"No;it’slikesomesortofbird。\"

  \"’Iheardtheowlbeneathmyeavescomplaining,’\"chirpedMr。Moses,takingtwoorthreehighnotesinadelicatetenorvoice。\"’Ilookedforth——greatScot!Howitwasraining!’Isitanowl,mother?AskittoscreechtoBriskin。\"

  \"Itisnoowl,\"saidEurekatotheProphet。\"Itisasparrow——yourbird。\"

  \"Isituponthehousetop,mother,havingaspreeallonitslittlealone?\"

  \"No;itishoveringoverthegentleman。\"

  \"Whatdoesthatmean?\"saidtheProphet,anxiously。

  ButatthispointEurekasuddenlyseemedtoloseinterestinthematter。\"Oh,you’reallright,\"shesaidcarelessly。\"I’mtired。I

  shouldlikeawafer。\"

  \"Mother’speckish。Mother,Iseeanostrichbyyourleftelbow。That’sasignthatyou’resopeckishyoucouldswallowanything。Waiter!\"

  \"Sir!\"

  \"Thislady’ssopeckishshecouldeatanything。Bringhersometin—

  tacksandawafer。Stopasec。AnotherbrandyforBriskin。Yourcalves’ddoforthefrontrow;’ponmyword,theywould。Trot,boy,trot!\"

  \"Imustspeaktoyoualoneforonemoment,\"whisperedtheProphettoMissMinerva,undercoverofthequipsofMr。Moses。\"SirTiglath’scoming!\"

  MissMinervastarted。

  \"SirTig——\"sheexclaimedandputherfingertoherlipsjustintimetostopthe\"lath\"fromcomingout。\"Mr。Moses,I’mgoingtothebuffetforamomentwithMr。Vivian。Eureka,darling,doeatsomethingsubstantial!Allthissecondsighttakesitoutofyou。\"

  Eurekaacquiescedwithaheavysigh,Mr。Mosescried,\"AuntEureka’ssohungrythatonewoulddeclareshecouldeveneatoatsifshefoundtheywerethere!\"andMissMinervaandtheProphetmovedlanguidlytowardsthebuffet,endeavouring,bytheindifferenceoftheirmovements,tocovertheagitationintheirhearts。

  \"SirTiglathcominghere!\"criedMissMinervaunderherbreath,assoonastheywereoutofearshot。\"Buthedoesn’tknowMrs。Bridgeman!\"

  \"Iknow——buthe’scoming。Andnotonlythat,Mr。andMadameSagittariusareherealready!\"

  MissMinervalookedcloselyattheProphetinsilenceforamoment。

  Thenshesaid,——

  \"Isee——Isee!\"

  \"What?\"criedtheProphet,ingreatanxiety,\"notthesparrowonmyhead?\"

  \"No。ButIseethatyou’retakingtoyourdoublelifeinrealearnest。\"

  \"I?\"

  \"Yes。Now,Mr。Vivian,that’sallverywell,andyouknowI’mthelastpersontocomplainofanythingofthatsort,solongasitdoesn’tgetmeintodifficulties。\"

  \"Thinkofthedifficultiesyouandeveryoneelsehavegotmeinto,\"

  ejaculatedthepoorProphet,foronceinhislifestepping,perhaps,ahair’s—breadthfromthepathsofgoodbreeding。

  \"Well,I’msureI’vedonenothing。\"

  \"Nothing!\"saidtheProphet,losinghisheadundertheinfluenceoftheguitars,whichwerenowgettingunderwayinafantasiaon\"Carmen。\"

  \"Nothing!Why,youmademecomehere,youinsistedonmyintroducingMr。SagittariustoMrs。Bridgeman,youtoldSirTiglathMrs。BridgemanandIwereoldfriendsandhadmadeinvestigationstogether,assistedbyMr。Sagittarius,you——\"

  \"Oh,well,that’snothing。ButSirTiglathmustn’tseemehereasMissMinerva。Hashearrivedyet?\"

  \"Idon’tthinkso。He’sgotthecabwehadyesterdayandthehorse。\"

  \"Theonethattumblesdownsocleverlywhenit’snottootired?

  Capital!Runtothecloak—room,meetSirTiglaththere,andpersuadehimtogohome。\"

  ButheretheProphetstruck。

  \"IregretIcan’t,\"hesaid,almostfirmly。

  \"Butyoumust。\"

  \"IregretsincerelythatIamunable。\"

  \"Why?Mr。Vivian,whenaladyasksyou!\"

  \"Iamgrieved,\"saidtheProphet,withaspeciesofintoxicatedobstinacy——theguitarsseemedtobeplayinginsidehisbrainandtheflutepipinginthesmallofhisback,——\"todecline,butIcannotcontendphysicallywithSirTiglath,amanwhomIreverence,inthecloak—roomofatotalstranger。\"

  \"Idon’taskyoutocontendphysically。\"

  \"NothingbutpersonalviolencewouldkeepSirTiglathfromcomingin。\"

  \"Really!Thenwhat’stobedone?\"

  Shepurseduphersensiblelipsanddrewdownhersensibleeyebrows。

  \"Iknow!\"shecried,afteramoment’sthought。\"I’llmasqueradeto—nightasmyself。\"

  \"Asyourself?\"

  \"Yes。AllthesedearsillypeopleherethinkthatI’vegotanastralbody。\"

  \"What’sthat?\"

  \"Asortoffloatingbusiness——abusinessthatyoucansetfloating。\"

  \"What——acompany?\"

  \"No,no。Areplicaofyourself。ThegreatTowle——\"

  \"He’shereto—night。\"

  \"Iknewhewascoming。Well,thegreatTowledetachedthisastralbodyonceatas閍nceand,forajoke——asillyjoke,youknow——\"

  \"Yes,yes。\"

  \"Ichristeneditbymyrealname,LadyEnidThistle,andsaidLadyEnidwasanancestressofmine。\"

  \"Whydidyou?\"

  \"Becauseitwassoidiotic。\"

  \"Isee。\"

  \"Well,I’veonlynowtospreadareportamongthesedearcreaturesthatI’mastralto—night,andgetTowletobackmeup,andIcaneasilybeLadyEnidforanhourortwo。InthiscrowdSirTiglathneedneverfindoutthatI’mgenerallyknowninthesecirclesasMissPartridge。\"

  \"Doyoureallythink——\"

  \"Yes,Ido。ButImustfindTowleatonce。\"

  Sosayingshehastenedawayfromthebuffet,followedbythetrottingProphet。AsshepassedEurekaandMr。Moses,shesaid,——

  \"Eureka,darling,doIlookodd?IsuddenlybegantofeelastraljustasIwasgoingtoeatasandwich。Ican’thelpthinkingthatLadyEnid——youknow,myastralancestress,who’salwayswithme——ispeculiarlypowerfulto—night。D’younoticeanything?\"

  \"Watchoutforit,mother!\"criedMr。Moses。\"Seeifit’sgotthelump。\"

  EurekafixedherheavyeyesonMissMinervaandswayedherthinbodytoandfroinaspanther—likeamannerasshecouldmanage。

  \"Mother’safterit,\"continuedMr。Moses,twitchinghisleftearwithhisthumbinaHebraicmannerandshootinghisshiningcuffs;\"mother’sonthetrail。Dovesforabishopandthelittlemangel—wurzelforthelabouringman。Clevermother!She’lltakecareit’ssuitable。Isitahaggis,mother,hoveringovertheladywithoutspreadwings?\"

  Eurekaclosedhereyesandrockedherselfmoreviolently。

  \"Iseeyou,\"shesaidinadeepvoice。\"Youareastral。YouareLadyEnidemergedforanhourfromourdearMinerva。\"

  \"Ithoughtso,\"criedLadyEnid,withdecision。\"Ithoughtso,becausewhensomeonecalledmeMissMinervajustnowIfeltangry,anddidn’tseemtoknowwhattheymeant。Tellthem,dearEureka,——tellallmyfriendsofyourdiscovery。\"

  AndshehastenedonwiththeProphetinsearchofthegreatTowle。

  \"I’llgethimtobackEurekaup,andthenitwillbequitesafe,\"shesaid。\"Ah!thereheiswithHarrietBrowne,thedemonstratorfromtheRye。\"

  Indeed,atthismomentasmallcrowdwasvisibleinoneofthefurtherdrawing—rooms,movingobsequiouslyalonginreverentattendanceuponthegreatTowle,Mrs。Bridgemanandathickset,red—facedlady,withoutawaistandplainlycladinuntrimmedlinsey—wolsey,whowasspeakingauthoritativelytoahysterical—lookingyounggirl,uponwhosenarrowshouldersherestedaheavy,fat—fingeredhandasshewalked。

  \"Harriet’sevidentlygoingtodemonstrate,\"addedLadyEnid。\"That’slucky,becausethenIcangetaquietwordwithTowle。\"

  \"Demonstrate?\"saidtheProphet。

  \"Yes。She’sthegreatChristianScientistandhasthehealingpower。

  ShedemonstratedoverAgathaMarshall’sleftear。Youknow。Thecasegotintothepapers。Ah,Harriet,darling!\"

  \"Myblessing!MyMinerva!\"saidHarrietinathickandgutturalvoice。

  \"LadyEnid,Harrietlove,to—night。EurekasaysI’mastral。Oh,Mr。

  Towle,whatanhonourtomeetyou——whatanhonourforusall!\"

  ThegreatTowleduckedandscrapedincabmanfashion。

  \"Oh,willyoumaterialiseforusto—night?\"

  \"Yes,yes,\"criedMrs。Bridgeman,tremblingwithexcitement。\"He’spromisedtoaftersupper。Hesayshefeelslessmaterialthen——more/enrapport/withthedearspirits。\"

  \"Howdelightful!Mr。Towle,tellme,doyouagreewithEureka?Iawaityourfiat。AmIastral?\"

  \"Ay,miss,aslikeasnot,\"saidthegreatman,twistinghislipsasiftheyheldastrawbetweenthem。\"Astral,that’sit。That’sittoaT。\"

  \"ThenI’mLadyEnidThistle,myancestress,who’salwayswithme?\"

  \"Ay,ay!Everybitofher。HerladyshiptoaT。\"

  Thecompanywasmuchimpressed,andwhispersof\"It’sLadyEnid;EurekaandMr。Towlesayit’sherladyshipintheastralplane!\"flewlikewildfirethroughtherooms。

  AtthispointHarrietBrowne,whowassufficientlyChristianandscientifictoliketohavealltheattentionofthecompanycentreduponher,clearedherthroatloudlyandexclaimed,——

  \"IfIamtohealthispoorsufferer,Imustbeprovidedwithanarmchair。\"

  \"AnarmchairforMrs。Browne!\"

  \"FetchachairforHarriet!\"

  \"Mrs。Harrietcan’tdemonstratewithoutachair!\"

  \"Whatisshegoingtodo?\"whisperedtheProphettoLadyEnid,feelingthoroughlyashamedofhisignorance。

  \"Demonstrate。\"

  \"Yes,butwhat’sthat?\"

  \"Putherhandsoverthatgirlandthinkabouther。\"

  \"Isthatall?\"

  \"Yes。\"

  \"Doesshedoitoutofkindness?\"

  \"Ofcourse。Butshe’spaidsomething,notbecauseshewantstobepaid,butbecauseit’stherule。\"

  \"Oh!\"

  Anarmchairwasnowwheeledforward,andMrs。Harrietensconcedherselfinitcomfortably。

  \"I’mverytiredto—night,\"sheremarkedinherthickvoice。\"I’vehadahardafternoon。\"

  \"Poordarling!\"criedMrs。Bridgeman。\"FetchaglassofchampagneforMrs。Harrietsomebody。Oh,wouldyou,Mr。Brummich?\"

  Mr。Brummich,agentlemanwitharemarkablyfoolish,asceticfaceandafeebly—wanderingsandybeard,wasjustabouttohastenreligiouslytowardstheMoorishnookwhenthegreatTowlehappened,byaccident,togroan。Mrs。Bridgeman,startedandsmiled。

  \"Oh,andaglassofchampagneforMr。Towle,too,dearMr。Brummich!\"

  \"Certainly,Mrs。Bridgeman!\"saiddearMr。Brummich,hurryingoffwiththedemeanouroftheheadofanEmbassyentrustedwithsomeimportantmissiontoaforeignCourt。

  \"Wereyouatworkthisafternoon,Harriet,beloved?\"inquiredMrs。

  BridgemanofMrs。Browne,whowasleaningbackinthearmchairwithhereyesclosedandinanattitudeofsevereprostration。

  \"Yes。\"

  \"Whichwasit,lovebird?HystericHenry?\"

  \"No,he’scured。\"

  Criesofjoyresoundedfromthosegatheredaboutthechair。

  \"HystericHenry’scured!\"

  \"Henry’sbetter!\"

  \"Thepoormanwiththeballinhisthroat’sbeensaved!\"

  \"Howwonderfulyouare,Harriet,sweet!\"criedMrs。Bridgeman。\"But,thenwhichwasit?\"

  \"ThemadwomanatBrussels。I’vebeenthinkingaboutherfortwohoursthisafternoon,withonlyacupofteabetween。\"

  \"Poordarling!Nowonderyou’redoneup!Oughtyoutodemonstrate?Ah!

  here’sthechampagne!\"

  \"Itakeitmerelyasmedicine,\"saidMrs。Harriet。

  Atthismoment,Mr。Brummich,flushedwithassiduity,burstintothecirclewithagobletofbeadedwineineitherhand。TherewasamomentofsolemnsilencewhileMrs。HarrietandthegreatTowlecondescendedtothePommery。Itwasbrokenonlybyaloudgulpfromthehysterical—

  lookinggirlwhowas,itseemed,nervouslyaffectedbyanimitativespasm,andwhosuddenlybegantoswallownothingwithextremepersistenceandviolence。

  \"Lookatthatpoormisguidedsoul!\"ejaculatedMrs。Harriet,withherlipstothePommery。\"Shefanciesshe’sdrinking!\"

  Thepoor,misguidedsoul,yieldedagaintoherdistraughtimagination,amidthepitifulejaculationsoftheentirecompany,withtheexceptionofonemundane,youngmanwho,suddenlyassailedbythewildfancythathewasn’tdrinking,creptfurtivelytotheMoorishrook,andwasnomoreseen。

  \"Giveheracushion!\"continuedMrs。Harriet,authoritatively。

  \"Mr。Brummich!\"saidMrs。Bridgeman。

  Mr。Brummichran,andreturnedwithacushion。

  \"Sitdown,poorthing!Sitatmyfeet!\"saidMrs。Harriet,givingthehysterical—lookinggirlahealingpush。

  Thegirlsubsidedinapiteousheap,andMrs。Harriet,whohadbythistimetakenallhermedicine,leantoverherandinquired,——

  \"Whered’youfeelit?\"

  Thegirlputherhandstoherhead。

  \"Here,\"shesaidfeebly。\"It’slikefirerunningovermeanddrumsbeating。\"

  \"Fireanddrums!\"announcedMrs。Harriettothestaringassembly。

  \"That’swhatshe’sgot,poorsoul!\"

  Ejaculationsofsympathyandhorrormadethemselvesheard。

  \"Drums!Howshocking!\"criedMrs。Bridgeman。\"Canyoucureevendrums,Harriet,myown?\"

  \"Givemetenminutes,Catherine!Iaskbutthat!\"

  And,sosaying,Mrs。Harrietplantedherfathandsupontheheadoftheyoungpatient,closedhereyesandbegantobreatheveryhard。

  Silencenowfelluponthepeople,whosaidnotaword,butwhocouldnotpreventthemselvesfromrustlingastheypressedaboutthisexhibitionofalatter—dayapostle。TheProphetandLadyEnidwereclosetothearmchair,andtheProphet,whohadneverbeforebeenpresentatanysuchceremony——itwasaccompaniedbythetwentyguitars,nowtearingouttheserenade,\"Fromthebull—ringIcometothee!\"——wassointerestedthathecompletelyforgotMr。andMadameSagittarius,andlostforthemomentallmemoryofSirTiglath。Thesillylifeengrossedhim。HehadnoeyesforanyonebutMrs。Harriet,who,assheleanedforwardinthechairwithclosedeyes,lookedlikeadeterminedmiddle—

  agedmanabouttoofferupthethingirlonthefootstoolasaburntsacrifice。

  \"You’rebetternow,poorthing,\"saidMrs。Harriet,afterfiveminuteshaselapsed。\"You’refeelingmuchbetter?\"

  \"Oh,no,I’mnot!\"saidthegirl,shakingherheadunderthehandsofthedemonstrator。\"Thefire’sblazingandthedrumsarebeatinglikeanything。\"

  Mrs。Harriet’shuedeepened,andtherewasafaintmurmurofvaguereprooffromthecompany。

  \"H’sh!\"saidthedemonstrator,closingherhandsuponthepatient’sheadwithsomeacrimony。\"H’sh!\"

  Andshebegantobreathehardoncemore。Anotherfiveminuteselapsed,andthenMrs。Harrietexclaimedwithdecision,——

  \"There!It’sgonenow,allgone!I’vesentitrightaway。Thefire’soutandthedrumshavestoppedbeating!\"

  Exclamationsofwonderandjoyroseupfromthespectators。Theywere,however,atriflepremature,forthehystericalgirl——whowas,itseemed,apersonofconsiderabledetermination,despiteherfeebleappearance——repliedfromthefootstool,——

  \"No,itisn’t。Notheyhaven’t!\"

  Mrs。Harrietdevelopedapurpleshade。

  \"Nonsense!\"shesaid。\"You’recured,love,entirelycured!\"

  \"I’mnot,\"saidthegirl,beginningtocry。\"Ifeelmuchworsesinceyoupressedmyhead。\"

  Therewasaburstofremonstrancefromthecrowd,andMrs。Harriet,speakingwiththeairofanangrymartyr,remarked,——

  \"It’sjustlikethedrinking——shefanciessheisn’tcuredwhensheis,justthesameasshefanciedshewasdrinkingwhenshewasn’t。\"

  Thisunanswerablelogicnaturallycarriedconvictiontoeveryonepresent,andthehystericalgirlwaswarmlyadvisedtomakedueacknowledgementofthebenefitsreceivedbyheratthehealinghandsofMrs。Harriet,whilethelatterwascoveredwithcomplimentsandassiduouslyconductedtowardsthebuffet,escortedbythegreatTowle。

  \"Isn’tshewonderful?\"saidMrs。Bridgeman,turningecstaticallytothepersonnearesttoher,whohappenedtobethesaturninelittleclergyman。\"Isn’tshemarvellous,Mr。——er——Mr。Segerteribus?\"

  \"Biggle!\"criedthelittleclergyman。

  \"Ibegyourpardon?\"

  \"Biggle!\"vociferatedthelittleclergyman。\"Biggle!\"

  \"Certainly。Didyoueverseeanythinglikethatcure?Ah!yououghttopreachaboutdearHarriet,Mr。Segerteribus,youreally——\"

  \"Biggle!\"reiteratedthelittleclergyman,excitedly。\"Biggle!Biggle!\"

  \"Whatdoeshe——\"beganMrs。Bridgeman,turninghelplesslytowardstheProphet。

  \"It’shisname,Ifancy,\"whisperedtheProphet。

  Mrs。Bridgemanstartedandsmiled。

  \"Mr。Biggle,\"shesaid。

  Thelittleclergymanmovedontowardstheguitarswithalltheairofafuturecolonialbishop。Mrs。Bridgeman,whoseemedtobesomewhatconfused,andwhosemannergrewincreasinglyvagueastheeveningworeon,nowsaidtothosenearesttoher,——

  \"Therearefifteentablessetout——yes,setout,——inthegreenboudoir。\"

  \"Bedad!\"remarkedanIrishcolonel,\"thenit’smeself’llenjoyagoodrubber。\"

  \"Fortable—turning,\"addedMrs。Bridgeman。\"Materialisationinthesameroomaftersupper。Mr。Towle——yes——willenterthecabinetatabouteleven。Where’sMadameCharlotte?\"

  \"LookingintothecrystalforLadyFerrier,\"saidsomeone。

  \"Oh,andtheprofessor?\"

  \"He’sreadingArchdeaconAndrew’snose,bythecloak—room。

  Mrs。Bridgemansighed。

  \"Itseemstobegoingoffquitepleasantly,\"shesaidvaguelytotheProphet。\"Ithink——perhaps——mightIhaveacupoftea?\"

  TheProphetofferedhisarm。Mrs。Bridgemantookit。Theywalkedforward,andalmostinstantlycameuponSirTiglathButt,who,withafaceevenredderthanusual,wasrollingawayfromthehalloftheguitars,holdingoneenormoushandtohisearandsnortingindignantlyatthevariousclairvoyants,card—readers,spiritualistsandpalmistswhomheencounteredateverystephetook。TheProphetturnedpale,andLadyEnid,whowasjustbehindhim,putonhermostsensibleexpressionandmovedquicklyforward。

  \"Ah,SirTiglath!\"shesaid。\"Howdelightfulofyoutocome!Catherine,dear,letmeintroduceSirTiglathButttoyou。SirTiglathButt——Mrs。

  VaneBridgeman。\"

  Mrs。Bridgemanbehavedasusual。

  \"Soglad!\"shesaid。\"Soenchanted!Justafewinterestingpeople。Sogoodofyoutocome。Table—turningis——\"

  AtthismomentLadyEnidnippedherfriend’sarm,andSirTiglathexclaimed,lookingfromMrs。BridgemantotheProphet,——

  \"What,madam?Soyou’rethebrainandeye,eh?Isthatit?\"

  Theguitarsengagedin\"TheGipsiesofGranadaarewildasmountainbirds,\"andMrs。Bridgemanlookedengaginglydistraught,andreplied,——

  \"Ah,yes,indeed!ThebrainandI,SirTiglath;sogoodofyoutosayso!\"

  \"Youpromptedhisinterestintheholystars?\"continuedSirTiglath,speakingveryloud,andstillstoppingoneearwithhishand。\"Youdrovehimtothetelescope;youtoldhimtoclearthematterup,didyou?\"

  \"Whatmatter?\"saidMrs。Bridgeman,tryingnottolookasstupidasshefelt,butonlywithmoderatesuccess。

  \"Saytheoxygen,darling,\"whisperedLadyEnidinoneofherears。

  \"Saytheoxygen!\"hissedtheProphetintotheother。

  \"Theocciput?\"saidMrs。Bridgeman,hearingimperfectly。\"Oh,yes,SirTiglath,Itoldhim,——ItoldMr。Biggle——tomakequitesure——yes,astotheocciputmatter。\"

  Thesaturninelittleclergyman,whowasagaininmotionnearby,caughthisnameandstopped,asSirTiglath,roaringagainst\"TheGipsiesofGranada,\"continued,——

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