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1、Inasmuchasthesceneofthisstoryisthathistoricpile,BelpherCastle,inthecountyofHampshire,itwouldbeanagreeabletasktoopenitwithaleisurelydescriptionoftheplace,followedbysomenotesonthehistoryoftheEarlsofMarshmoreton,whohaveowneditsincethefifteenthcentury.Unfortunately,inthesedaysofrushandhurr
2、y,anovelistworksatadisadvantage.Hemustleapintothemiddleofhistalewithaslittledelayashewouldemployinboardingamovingtramcar.Hemustgetoffthemarkwiththesmoothswiftnessofajack-rabbitsurprisedwhilelunching. Otherwise,peoplethrowhimasideandgoouttopicturepalaces. Imaybrieflyremarkthattheprese
3、ntLordMarshmoretonisawidowerofsomeforty-eightyears:thathehastwochildren--ason,PercyWilbrahamMarsh,LordBelpher,whoisonthebrinkofhistwenty-firstbirthday,andadaughter,LadyPatriciaMaudMarsh,whoisjusttwenty:thatthechatelaineofthecastleisLadyCarolineByng,LordMarshmoreton'ssister,whomarriedth
4、everywealthycollieryowner,CliffordByng,afewyearsbeforehisdeath(whichunkindpeoplesayshehastened):andthatshehasastep-son,Reginald.GivemetimetomentionthesefewfactsandIamdone.OnthegloriouspastoftheMarshmoretonsIwillnoteventouch. Luckily,thelosstoliteratureisnotirreparable.LordMarshmoreton
5、himselfisengageduponahistoryofthefamily,whichwilldoubtlessbeoneverybookshelfassoonashislordshipgetsitfinished.And,asforthecastleanditssurroundings,includingthemodeldairyandtheamberdrawing-room,youmayseethemforyourselfanyThursday,whenBelpheristhrownopentothepubliconpaymentofafeeofoneshi
6、llingahead.ThemoneyiscollectedbyKeggsthebutler,andgoestoaworthylocalcharity.Atleast,thatistheidea.Butthevoiceofcalumnyisneversilent,andthereexistsaschoolofthought,headedbyAlbert,thepage-boy,whichholdsthatKeggsstickstotheseshillingslikeglue,andaddsthemtohisalreadyconsiderablesavingsinth
7、eFarmers'andMerchants'Bank,ontheleftsideoftheHighStreetinBelphervillage,nextdoortotheOddfellows'Hall. Withregardtothis,onecanonlysaythatKeggslooksfartoomuchlikeaparticularlysaintlybishoptoindulgeinanysuchpractices. Ontheotherhand,AlbertknowsKeggs.Wemustleavethematteropen. Ofcourse