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Taking me by both hands, he drew me into the house, got rid of my hat and wraps, looked me all over, and then, in a breath, began to say how glad he was to see me, what a real delight it was to have got me at last under his roof, and what a good time we would have together, like the old days over again. TAKING ME BY BOTH HANDS HE DREW ME INTO THE HOUSE GOT RID OF MY HAT AND WRAPS LOOKED ME ALL OVER AND THEN IN A BREATH BEGAN TO SAY HOW GLAD HE WAS TO SEE ME WHAT A REAL DELIGHT IT WAS TO HAVE GOT ME AT LAST UNDER HIS ROOF AND WHAT A GOOD TIME WE WOULD HAVE TOGETHER LIKE THE OLD DAYS OVER AGAIN
to pay your respects to the Duke, and to see your sister at Hampton Court; but after that I shall expect you. In fact, you are to come on Monday. I have a couple of horses which will just suit you; the carriage shall meet you at Packham, and all you have got to do is to put yourself in the train which leaves King's Cross at twelve o'clock." Accordingly, on the day appointed I started; in due time reached Packham, losing much time on a detestable branch line, and there found the dogcart of Sir Francis awaiting me. I drove at once to Byfield. The house I remembered. It was a low, gabled structure of no great size, with old-fashioned lattice windows, separated from the park, where were deer, by a charming terraced garden. No sooner did the wheels crunch the gravel by the principal entrance, than, almost before the bell was rung, the porch door opened, and there stood Lynton himself, whom I had not seen for so many years, hardly altered, and with all the joy of welcome beaming in his face.  REPORT YOURSELF AT THE WAR OFFICE TO PAY YOUR RESPECTS TO THE DUKE AND TO SEE YOUR SISTER AT HAMPTON COURT BUT AFTER THAT I SHALL EXPECT YOU IN FACT YOU ARE TO COME ON MONDAY I HAVE A COUPLE OF HORSES WHICH WILL JUST SUIT YOU THE CARRIAGE SHALL MEET YOU AT PACKHAM AND ALL YOU HAVE GOT TO DO IS PUT YOURSELF IN THE TRAIN WHICH LEAVES KING'S CROSS AT TWELVE O'CLOCK ACCORDINGLY ON THE DAY APPOINTED I STARTED IN DUE TIME REACH PACKHAM LOSING MUCH TIME ON A DETESTABLE BRANCH LINE AND THERE FOUND THE DOGCART OF SIR FRANCIS AWAITING ME I DROVE AT ONCE TO BYFIELD THE HOUSE I REMEMBERED IT WAS A LOW GABLED STRUCTURE OF NO GREAT SIZE WITH OLD FASHIONED LATTICE WINDOWS SEPARATED FROM THE PARK WHERE WERE DEER BY A CHARMING TERRACED GARDEN NO SOONER DID THE WHEELS CRUNCH THE GRAVEL BY THE PRINCIPAL ENTRANCE THAN ALMOST BEFORE THE BELL WAS RUNG THE PORCH DOOR OPENED AND THERE STOOD LYNTON HIMSELF WHOM I HAD NOT SEEN FOR SO MANY YEARS HARDLY ALTERED AND WITH ALL THE JOY OF WELCOME BEAMING IN HIS FACE
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