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1、TheLostHouseTheLostHousebyRichardHardingDavis1TheLostHouseIItwasadulldayatthechancellery.HisExcellencytheAmericanAmbassadorwasabsentinScotland,unveilingabusttoBobbyBurns,paidforbythenumerousloversofthatpoetinPittsburg;theFirstSecretarywasabsentatAldershot,observingashambattle;th
2、eMilitaryAttachewasabsentattheCrystalPalace,watchingafoot-ballmatch;theNavalAttachewasabsentattheDukeofDeptford's,shootingpheasants;andattheEmbassy,theSecondSecretary,havinglunchedleisurelyattheArtz,wasnowalone,butpreparedwithhislifetoprotectAmericaninterests.Accordingly,ontheco
3、nditionthatthestoryshouldnotbetracedbacktohim,hehadjustconfidedaStatesecrettohisyoungfriend,AustinFord,theLondoncorrespondentoftheNewYorkREPUBLIC."Iwillcableit,"Fordreassuredhim,"ascomingfromaHungariandiplomat,temporarilyresidinginBloomsbury,whileenroutetohispostinPatagonia.Inth
4、atshape,notevenyourastutechiefwillsuspectitsrealsource.AndfurtherfromthetruththanthatIrefusetogo.""WhatIdroppedintoask,"hecontinued,"iswhethertheEnglisharegoingtosendoverapoloteamnextsummertotrytobringbackthecup?""I'veseveralotheritemsofinterest,"suggestedtheSecretary."Theweek-e
5、ndpartiestowhichyouhavebeeninvited,"Fordobjected,"canwait.Tellmefirstwhatchancethereisforaninternationalpolomatch.""Polo,"sententiouslybegantheSecondSecretary,whohimselfwasacrackerjackatthegame,"isapropositionofponies!Mencanbetrainedforpolo.Butpoloponiesmustbeborn.Withoutgoodpon
6、ies----"James,thepagewhoguardedtheouterwalls,ofthechancellery,appearedinthedoorway."Please,Sir,aperson,"heannounced,withanotefortheAmbassadorsaysit'simportant.""Tellhimtoleaveit,saidtheSecretary."Poloponies----""Yes,Sir,"interruptedthepage."But'ewon'tleaveit,notunlesshekeepsthe'
7、arf-crown.""ForHeaven'ssake!"protestedtheSecondSecretary,"thenlethim2TheLostHousekeepthehalf-crown.WhenIsaypoloponies,Idon'tmean----"James,althoughalarmedathisowntemerity,refusedtoacceptthedismissal."But,please,Sir,"hebegged;"Ithinkthe'arf-crownisfortheAmbassador."Theastonishedd
8、iplomatgazedwithopeneyes."Youthink--WHAT!"heexc
