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the Colonel�察�of how he would have enjoyed this snug room and 

roaring fire�察�and of his cold grave in the wood by Market Bosworth�察�

lingered on my palate�察�AMARI ALIQUID�察�like an after´taste�察�but was 

not able ´ I say it with shame ´ entirely to dispel my self´

complacency。  After all�察�in this world every dog hangs by its own 

tail。  I was a free adventurer�察�who had just brought to a 

successful end ´ or�察�at least�察�within view of it ´ an adventure 

very difficult and alarming�察�and I looked across at Mr。 Dudgeon�察�as 

the port rose to his cheeks�察�and a smile�察�that was semi´

confidential and a trifle foolish�察�began to play upon his leathery 

features�察�not only with composure�察�but with a suspicion of 

kindness。  The rascal had been brave�察�a quality for which I would 

value the devil�察�and if he had been pertinacious in the beginning�察�

he had more than made up for it before the end。



'And now�察�Dudgeon�察�to explain��' I began。  'I know your master�察�he 

knows me�察�and he knows and approves of my errand。  So much I may 

tell you�察�that I am on my way to Amersham Place。'



'Oho��' quoth Dudgeon�察�'I begin to see。'



'I am heartily glad of it��' said I�察�passing the bottle�察�'because 

that is about all I can tell you。  You must take my word for the 

remainder。  Either believe me or don't。  If you don't�察�let's take a 

chaise�察�you can carry me to´morrow to High Holborn�察�and confront me 

with Mr。 Romaine�察�the result of which will be to set your mind at 

rest ´ and to make the holiest disorder in your master's plans。  If 

I judge you aright ��for I find you a shrewd fellow���察�this will not 

be at all to your mind。  You know what a subordinate gets by 

officiousness�察�if I can trust my memory�察�old Romaine has not at all 

the face that I should care to see in anger�察�and I venture to 

predict surprising results upon your weekly salary ´ if you are 

paid by the week�察�that is。  In short�察�let me go free�察�and 'tis an 

end of the matter�察�take me to London�察�and 'tis only a beginning ´ 

and�察�by my opinion�察�a beginning of troubles。  You can take your 

choice。'



'And that is soon taken��' said he。  'Go to Amersham tomorrow�察�or go 

to the devil if you prefer ´ I wash my hands of you and the whole 

transaction。  No�察�you don't find me putting my head in between 

Romaine and a client�  �A good man of business�察�sir�察�but hard as 

millstone grit。  I might get the sack�察�and I shouldn't wonder�  �

But�察�it's a pity�察�too��' he added�察�and sighed�察�shook his head�察�and 

took his glass off sadly。



'That reminds me��' said I。  'I have a great curiosity�察�and you can 

satisfy it。  Why were you so forward to meddle with poor Mr。 

Dubois�拭 �Why did you transfer your attentions to me�拭 �And 

generally�察�what induced you to make yourself such a nuisance��'



He blushed deeply。



'Why�察�sir��' says he�察�'there is such a thing as patriotism�察�I hope。'









CHAPTER XVI ´ THE HOME´COMING OF MR。  ROWLEY'S VISCOUNT





BY eight the next morning Dudgeon and I had made our parting。  By 

that time we had grown to be extremely familiar�察�and I would very 

willingly have kept him by me�察�and even carried him to Amersham 

Place。  But it appeared he was due at the public´house where we had 

met�察�on some affairs of my great´uncle the Count�察�who had an 

outlying estate in that part of the shire。  If Dudgeon had had his 

way the night before�察�I should have been arrested on my uncle's 

land and by my uncle's agent�察�a culmination of ill´luck。



A little after noon I started�察�in a hired chaise�察�by way of 

Dunstable。  The mere mention of the name Amersham Place made every 

one supple and smiling。  It was plainly a great house�察�and my uncle 

lived there in style。  The fame of it rose as we approached�察�like a 

chain of mountains�察�at Bedford they touched their caps�察�but in 

Dunstable they crawled upon their bellies。  I thought the landlady 

would have kissed me�察�such a flutter of cordiality�察�such smiles�察�

such affectionate attentions were called forth�察�and the good lady 

bustled on my service in such a pother of ringlets and with such a 

jingling of keys。  'You're probably expected�察�sir�察�at the Place�拭 �I 

do trust you may 'ave better accounts of his lordship's 'elth�察�sir。  

We understood that his lordship�察�Mosha de Carwell�察�was main bad。  

Ha�察�sir�察�we shall all feel his loss�察�poor�察�dear�察�noble gentleman�察�

and I'm sure nobody more polite�  �They do say�察�sir�察�his wealth is 

enormous�察�and before the Revolution�察�quite a prince in his own 

country�  �But I beg your pardon�察�sir�察�'ow I do run on�察�to be sure�察�

and doubtless all beknown to you already�  �For you do resemble the 

family�察�sir。  I should have known you anywheres by the likeness to 

the dear viscount。  Ha�察�poor gentleman�察�he must 'ave a 'eavy 'eart 

these days。'



In the same place I saw out of the inn´windows a man´servant 

passing in the livery of my house�察�which you are to think I had 

never before seen worn�察�or not that I could remember。  I had often 

enough�察�indeed�察�pictured myself advanced to be a Marshal�察�a Duke of 

the Empire�察�a Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour�察�and some other 

kickshaws of the kind�察�with a perfect rout of flunkeys correctly 

dressed in my own colours。  But it is one thing to imagine�察�and 

another to see�察�it would be one thing to have these liveries in a 

house of my own in Paris ´ it was quite another to find them 

flaunting in the heart of hostile England�察�and I fear I should have 

made a fool of myself�察�if the man had not been on the other side of 

the street�察�and I at a one´pane window。  There was something 

illusory in this transplantation of the wealth and honours of a 

family�察�a thing by its nature so deeply rooted in the soil�察�

something ghostly in this sense of home´coming so far from home。



From Dunstable I rolled away into a crescendo of similar 

impressions。  There are certainly few things to be compared with 

these castles�察�or rather country seats�察�of the English nobility and 

gentry�察�nor anything at all to equal the servility of the 

population that dwells in their neighbourhood。  Though I was but 

driving in a hired chaise�察�word of my destination seemed to have 

gone abroad�察�and the women curtseyed and the men louted to me by 

the wayside。  As I came near�察�I began to appreciate the roots of 

this widespread respect。  The look of my uncle's park wall�察�even 

from the outside�察�had something of a princely character�察�and when I 

came in view of the house itself�察�a sort of madness of vicarious 

vain´glory struck me dumb and kept me staring。  It was about the 

size of the Tuileries。  It faced due north�察�and the last rays of 

the sun�察�that was setting like a red´hot shot amidst a tumultuous 

gathering of snow clouds�察�were reflected on the endless rows of 

windows。  A portico of Doric columns adorned the front�察�and would 

have done honour to a temple。  The servant who received me at the 

door was civil to a fault ´ I had almost said�察�to offence�察�and the 

hall to which he admitted me through a pair of glass doors was 

warmed and already partly lighted by a liberal chimney heaped with 

the roots of beeches。



'Vicomte Anne de St。 Yves��' said I�察�in answer to the man's 

question�察�whereupon he bowed before me lower still�察�and stepping 

upon one side introduced me to the truly awful presence of the 

major´domo。  I have seen many dignitaries in my time�察�but none who 

quite equalled this eminent being�察�who was good enough to answer to 

the unassuming name of Dawson。  From him I learned that my uncle 

was extremely low�察�a doctor in close attendance�察�Mr。 Romaine 

expected at any moment�察�and that my cousin�察�the Vicomte de St。 

Yves�察�had been sent for the same morning。



'It was a sudden seizure�察�then��' I asked。



Well�察�he would scarcely go as far as that。  It was a decline�察�a 

fading away�察�sir�察�but he was certainly took bad the day before�察�had 

sent for Mr。 Romaine�察�and the major´domo had taken it on himself a 

little later to send word to the Viscount。  'It seemed to me�察�my 

lord��' said he�察�'as if this was a time when all the fambly should 

be called together。'



I approved him with my lips�察�but not in my heart。  Dawson was 

plainly in the interests of my cousin。



'And when can I expect to see my great´uncle�察�the Count��' said I。



In the evening�察�I was told�察�in the meantime he would show me to my 

room�察�which had been long prepared for me�察�and I should be expected 

to dine in about an hour with the doctor�察�if my lordship had no 

objections。



My lordship had not the faintest。



'At the same time��' I said�察�'I have had an accident�此�I have 

unhappily lost my baggage�察�and am here in what I stand in。  I don't 

know if the doctor be a formalist�察�but it is quite impossible I 

should appear at table as I ought。'



He begged me to be under no anxiety。  'We have been long expecting 

you��' said he。  'All is ready。'



Such I found to be the truth。  A great room had been prepared for 

me�察�through t

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