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The deceased nobleman was widely known in society, and much liked for his genial manner and sumptuous hospitality. He is succeeded by," etc., etc. By slow degrees the details came to light, but the case still remained a mystery. THE DECEASED NOBLEMAN WAS WIDELY KNOWN IN SOCIETY AND MUCH LIKED FOR HIS GENIAL MANNER AND SUMPTUOUS HOSPITALITY HE IS SUCCEEDED BY ET CETERA ET CETERA BY SLOW DEGREES THE DETAILS CAME TO LIGHT BUT THE CASE STILL REMAINED A MYSTERY
ad always been. Argentine, after some little consideration, came to the conclusion that dining, regarded as a fine art, was perhaps the most amusing pursuit open to fallen humanity, and thus his dinners became famous in London, and an invitation to his table a thing covetously desired. After ten years of lordship and dinners Argentine still declined to be jaded, still persisted in enjoying life, and by a kind of infection had become recognized as the cause of joy in others, in short, as the best of company. His sudden and tragical death therefore caused a wide and deep sensation. People could scarcely believe it, even though the newspaper was before their eyes, and the cry of “Mysterious Death of a Nobleman” came ringing up from the street. But there stood the brief paragraph: “Lord Argentine was found dead this morning by his valet under distressing circumstances. It is stated that there can be no doubt that his lordship committed suicide, though no motive can be assigned for the act. SANT TO HIM AS POVERTY HAD ALWAYS BEEN ARGENTINE AFTER SOME LITTLE CONSIDERATION CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT DINING REGARDED AS A FINE ART WAS PERHAPS THE MOST AMUSING PURSUIT OPEN TO FALLEN HUMANITY AND THUS HIS DINNERS BECAME FAMOUS IN LONDON AND AN INVITATION TO HIS TABLE A THING COVETOUSLY DESIRED AFTER TEN YEARS OF LORDSHIP AND DINNERS ARGENTINE STILL DECLINED TO BE JADED STILL PERSISTED IN ENJOYING LIFE AND BY A KIND OF INFECTION HAD BECOME RECOGNIZED AS THE CAUSE OF JOY IN OTHERS IN SHORT AS THE BEST OF COMPANY HIS SUDDEN AND TRAGICAL DEATH THEREFORE CAUSED A WIDE AND DEEP SENSATION PEOPLE COULD SCARCELY BELIEVE IT EVEN THOUGH THE NEWSPAPER WAS BEFORE THEIR EYES AND THE CRY OF MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A NOBLEMAN CAME RINGING UP FROM THE STREET BUT THERE STOOD THE BRIEF PARAGRAPH LORD ARGENTINE WAS FOUND DEAD THIS MORNING BY HIS VALET UNDER DISTRESSING CIRCUMSTANCES IT IS STATED THAT THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT THAT HIS LORDSHIP COMMITTED SUICIDE THOUGH NO MOTIVE CAN BE ASSIGNED FOR THE ACT
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