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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. 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
st 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." 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.  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 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
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