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And to do this I must commence with the nature of the man who founded Selwoode. It was when the nineteenth century was still a hearty octogenarian that Frederick R. Woods caused Selwoode to be builded. I give you the name by which he was known on "the Street." AND TO DO THIS I MUST COMMENCE WITH THE NATURE OF THE MAN WHO FOUNDED SELWOOD IT WAS WHEN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY WAS STILL A HEARTY OCTOGENARIAN THAT FREDERICK R WOODS CAUSED SELWOOD TO BE BUILDED I GIVE YOU THE NAME BY WHICH HE WAS KNOWN ON THE STREET
 "I say, Wilkins," he questioned, after a little. "Ever read any of Ouida's books?" "Ho, yes, sir," said Wilkins; "Miss 'Enderson--Mrs. 'Aggage's maid, that his, sir--was reading haloud hout hof 'Hunder Two Flags' honly last hevening, sir." "H'm--Wilkins--if you can run across one of them in the servants' quarters--you might leave it--by my bed--to-night." "Yes, sir." "And--h'm, Wilkins--you can put it under that book of Herbert Spencer's my daughter gave me yesterday. _Under_ it, Wilkins--and, h'm, Wilkins--you needn't mention it to anybody. Ouida ain't cultured, Wilkins, but she's damn' good reading. I suppose that's why she ain't cultured, Wilkins." III And now let us go back a little. In a word, let us utilise the next twenty minutes--during which Miss Hugonin drives to the neighbouring railway station, in, if you press me, not the most pleasant state of mind conceivable--by explaining a thought more fully the posture of affairs at Selwoode on the May morning that starts our story. TO FINISH HIS TOILET HE SEEMED A THOUGHT ABSENT MINDED THIS MORNING I SAY WILKINS HE QUESTIONED AFTER A LITTLE EVER READ ME OF WEEDERS BOOKS OH YES SIR SAID WILKINS MISS ENDERSON MISSUS SAGGAGE'S MAID THAT IS SIR WAS WE DIDN'T ALLOWED HOW TO WHOLE HUNDRED TWO FLAGS ONLY LAST EVENING SIR M WILKINS IF YOU CAN RUN ACROSS ONE OF THEM IN THE SERVANTS QUARTERS YOU MIGHT LEAVE IT BY MY BED TO NIGHT YES SIR AND WILKINS YOU CAN PUT IT UNDER THAT BOOK OF HERBERT SPENCER'S MY DAUGHTER GAVE ME YESTERDAY UNDER IT WILKINS AND WILKINS YOU NEEDN'T MENTION IT TO ANYBODY WE'D AIN'T CULTURED WILKINS BUT SHE'S DAMN GOOD READING I SUPPOSE THAT'S WHY SHE AIN'T CULTURED WILKINS THREE AND NOW LET US GO BACK A LITTLE IN A WORD LET US UTILIZE THE NEXT TWENTY MINUTES DURING WHICH MISS HUGONAN DRIVES TO THE NEIGHBOURING RAILWAY STATION IN IF YOU PRESS ME NOT THE MOST PLEASANT STATE OF MIND CONCEIVABLE BY EXPLAINING A THOUGHT MORE FULLY TO THE POSTURE OF AFFAIRS AT SELLWOOD ON THE MAY MORNING THAT STARTS OUR STORY
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