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1、Inasmuchasthesceneofthisstoryisthathistoricpile,BelpherCastle,inthecountyofHampshire,itwouldbeanagreeabletasktoopenitwithaleisurelydescriptionoftheplace,followedbysomenotesonthehistoryoftheEarlsofMarshmoreton,whohaveowneditsincethefifteenthcentury.Unfor
2、tunately,inthesedaysofrushandhurry,anovelistworksatadisadvantage.Hemustleapintothemiddleofhistalewithaslittledelayashewouldemployinboardingamovingtramcar.Hemustgetoffthemarkwiththesmoothswiftnessofajack-rabbitsurprisedwhilelunching. Otherwise,peoplethr
3、owhimasideandgoouttopicturepalaces. ImaybrieflyremarkthatthepresentLordMarshmoretonisawidowerofsomeforty-eightyears:thathehastwochildren--ason,PercyWilbrahamMarsh,LordBelpher,whoisonthebrinkofhistwenty-firstbirthday,andadaughter,LadyPatriciaMaudMarsh,w
4、hoisjusttwenty:thatthechatelaineofthecastleisLadyCarolineByng,LordMarshmoreton'ssister,whomarriedtheverywealthycollieryowner,CliffordByng,afewyearsbeforehisdeath(whichunkindpeoplesayshehastened):andthatshehasastep-son,Reginald.Givemetimetomentionthesefe
5、wfactsandIamdone.OnthegloriouspastoftheMarshmoretonsIwillnoteventouch. Luckily,thelosstoliteratureisnotirreparable.LordMarshmoretonhimselfisengageduponahistoryofthefamily,whichwilldoubtlessbeoneverybookshelfassoonashislordshipgetsitfinished.And,asforth
6、ecastleanditssurroundings,includingthemodeldairyandtheamberdrawing-room,youmayseethemforyourselfanyThursday,whenBelpheristhrownopentothepubliconpaymentofafeeofoneshillingahead.ThemoneyiscollectedbyKeggsthebutler,andgoestoaworthylocalcharity.Atleast,that
7、istheidea.Butthevoiceofcalumnyisneversilent,andthereexistsaschoolofthought,headedbyAlbert,thepage-boy,whichholdsthatKeggsstickstotheseshillingslikeglue,andaddsthemtohisalreadyconsiderablesavingsintheFarmers'andMerchants'Bank,ontheleftsideoftheHighStreet
8、inBelphervillage,nextdoortotheOddfellows'Hall. Withregardtothis,onecanonlysaythatKeggslooksfartoomuchlikeaparticularlysaintlybishoptoindulgeinanysuchpractices. Ontheotherhand,AlbertknowsKeggs.Wemustleavethematteropen. Ofcourse
