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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. 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
 estates of the family in Yorkshire on the death of his grandfather--his father had predeceased--and I had been over a good part of the world. One visit, indeed, I had made him in his Yorkshire home, before leaving for India, of but a few days. It will easily be imagined how pleasant it was, two or three days after my arrival in London, to receive a letter from Lynton saying he had just seen in the papers that I had arrived, and begging me to come down at once to Byfield, his place in Yorkshire. "You are not to tell me," he said, "that you cannot come. I allow you a week in which to order and try on your clothes, to 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 to put yourself in the train which leaves King's Cross at twelve o'clock. ARTED HE CAME INTO THE TITLE AND ESTATES OF THE FAMILY IN YORKSHIRE ON THE DEATH OF HIS GRANDFATHER HIS FATHER HAD PREDECEASED AND I HAD BEEN OVER A GOOD PART OF THE WORLD ONE VISIT INDEED I HAD MADE HIM IN HIS YORKSHIRE HOME BEFORE LEAVING FOR INDIA OF BUT A FEW DAYS IT WILL EASILY BE IMAGINED HOW PLEASANT IT WAS TWO OR THREE DAYS AFTER MY ARRIVAL IN LONDON TO RECEIVE A LETTER FROM LYNTON SAYING HE HAD JUST SEEN IN THE PAPERS THAT I HAD ARRIVED AND BEGGING ME TO COME DOWN AT ONCE TO BYFIELD HIS PLACE IN YORKSHIRE YOU ARE NOT TO TELL ME HE SAID THAT YOU CANNOT COME I ALLOW YOU A WEEK IN WHICH TO ORDER AND TRY ON YOUR CLOTHES TO 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
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