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The valet had no reason to suppose that Lord Argentine had seen him, and though his master rarely kept late hours, thought little of the occurrence till the next morning, when he knocked at the bedroom door at a quarter to nine as usual. THE VALET HAD NO REASON TO SUPPOSE THAT LORD ARGENTINE HAD SEEN HIM AND THOUGH HIS MASTER RARELY KEPT LATE HOURS THOUGHT LITTLE OF THE OCCURRENCE TILL THE NEXT MORNING WHEN HE KNOCKED AT THE BEDROOM DOOR AT A QUARTER TO NINE AS USUAL
alet 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. 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 chief witness at the inquest was the deceased’s valet, who said that the night before his death Lord Argentine had dined with a lady of good position, whose name was suppressed in the newspaper reports. At about eleven o’clock Lord Argentine had returned, and informed his man that he should not require his services till the next morning. A little later the valet had occasion to cross the hall and was somewhat astonished to see his master quietly letting himself out at the front door. He had taken off his evening clothes, and was dressed in a Norfolk coat and knickerbockers, and wore a low brown hat. G 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 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 THE CHIEF WITNESS AT THE INQUEST WAS THE DECEASED VALET WHO SAID THAT THE NIGHT BEFORE HIS DEATH LORD ARGENTINE HAD DINED WITH A LADY OF GOOD POSITION WHOSE NAME WAS SUPPRESSED IN THE NEWSPAPER REPORTS AT ABOUT ELEVEN O'CLOCK LORD ARGENTINE HAD RETURNED AND INFORMED THIS MAN THAT HE SHOULD NOT REQUIRE HIS SERVICES TILL THE NEXT MORNING A LITTLE LATER THE VALET HAD OCCASION TO CROSS THE HALL AND WAS SOMEWHAT ASTONISHED TO SEE HIS MASTER QUIETLY LETTING HIMSELF OUT OF THE FRONT DOOR HE HAD TAKEN OFF HIS EVENING CLOTHES AND WAS DRESSED IN A NORFOLK COAT AND KNICKERBOCKERS AND WORE A LOW BROWN HAT
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