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1、Inasmuchasthesceneofthisstoryisthathistoricpile,BelpherCastle,inthecountyofHampshire,itwouldbeanagreeabletasktoopenitwithaleisurelydescriptionoftheplace,followedbysomenotesonthehistoryoftheEarlsofMarshmoreton,whohaveowneditsincethefifteenthcentury.Unfortunately,inthesedaysofrushan
2、dhurry,anovelistworksatadisadvantage.Hemustleapintothemiddleofhistalewithaslittledelayashewouldemployinboardingamovingtramcar.Hemustgetoffthemarkwiththesmoothswiftnessofajack-rabbitsurprisedwhilelunching. Otherwise,peoplethrowhimasideandgoouttopicturepalaces. Imaybrieflyremarkth
3、atthepresentLordMarshmoretonisawidowerofsomeforty-eightyears:thathehastwochildren--ason,PercyWilbrahamMarsh,LordBelpher,whoisonthebrinkofhistwenty-firstbirthday,andadaughter,LadyPatriciaMaudMarsh,whoisjusttwenty:thatthechatelaineofthecastleisLadyCarolineByng,LordMarshmoreton'ssist
4、er,whomarriedtheverywealthycollieryowner,CliffordByng,afewyearsbeforehisdeath(whichunkindpeoplesayshehastened):andthatshehasastep-son,Reginald.GivemetimetomentionthesefewfactsandIamdone.OnthegloriouspastoftheMarshmoretonsIwillnoteventouch. Luckily,thelosstoliteratureisnotirrepara
5、ble.LordMarshmoretonhimselfisengageduponahistoryofthefamily,whichwilldoubtlessbeoneverybookshelfassoonashislordshipgetsitfinished.And,asforthecastleanditssurroundings,includingthemodeldairyandtheamberdrawing-room,youmayseethemforyourselfanyThursday,whenBelpheristhrownopentothepubl
6、iconpaymentofafeeofoneshillingahead.ThemoneyiscollectedbyKeggsthebutler,andgoestoaworthylocalcharity.Atleast,thatistheidea.Butthevoiceofcalumnyisneversilent,andthereexistsaschoolofthought,headedbyAlbert,thepage-boy,whichholdsthatKeggsstickstotheseshillingslikeglue,andaddsthemtohis
7、alreadyconsiderablesavingsintheFarmers'andMerchants'Bank,ontheleftsideoftheHighStreetinBelphervillage,nextdoortotheOddfellows'Hall. Withregardtothis,onecanonlysaythatKeggslooksfartoomuchlikeaparticularlysaintlybishoptoindulgeinanysuchpractices. Ontheotherhand,AlbertknowsKeggs.We
8、mustleavethematteropen. Ofcourse
