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Austin glanced around the room from cupboard to cupboard, from shelf to shelf, in search of some new oddity. His eyes fell at last on an odd chest, pleasantly and quaintly carved, which stood in a dark corner of the room. AUSTIN GLANCED AROUND THE ROOM FROM CUPBOARD TO CUPBOARD FROM SHELF TO SHELF IN SEARCH OF SOME NEW ODDITY HIS EYES FELL AT LAST ON AN ODD CHEST PLEASANTLY AND QUAINTLY CARVED WHICH STOOD IN A DARK CORNER OF THE ROOM
and Argentine, as you know, is an expert. By the way, that reminds me, she must be an oddish sort of woman, this Mrs. Beaumont. Argentine asked her how old the wine was, and what do you think she said? ‘About a thousand years, I believe.’ Lord Argentine thought she was chaffing him, you know, but when he laughed she said she was speaking quite seriously and offered to show him the jar. Of course, he couldn’t say anything more after that; but it seems rather antiquated for a beverage, doesn’t it? Why, here we are at my rooms. Come in, won’t you?” “Thanks, I think I will. I haven’t seen the curiosity-shop for a while.” It was a room furnished richly, yet oddly, where every jar and bookcase and table, and every rug and jar and ornament seemed to be a thing apart, preserving each its own individuality. “Anything fresh lately?” said Villiers after a while. “No; I think not; you saw those queer jugs, didn’t you? I thought so. I don’t think I have come across anything for the last few weeks.” ASSURES ME HE HAS NEVER TASTED SUCH A WINE AND ARGENTINE AS YOU KNOW IS AN EXPERT BY THE WAY THAT REMINDS ME SHE MUST BE AN ODDLY SORTER WOMAN AS MISSUS BEAUMONT ARGENTINE ASKED HER HOW OLD THE WINE WAS AND WHAT DO YOU THINK SHE SAID ABOUT A THOUSAND YEARS I BELIEVE LORD ARGENTINE THOUGHT SHE WAS CHAFFING HIM YOU KNOW BUT WHEN HE LAUGHED SHE SAID SHE WAS SPEAK SPEAKING QUITE SERIOUSLY AND OFFERED TO SHOW HIM THE JAR OF COURSE HE COULDN'T SAY ANYTHING MORE AFTER THAT BUT IT SEEMS RATHER ANTIQUATED FOR A BEVERAGE DOESN'T IT WHY HERE WE ARE AT MY ROOMS COME IN WON'T YOU THANKS I THINK I WILL I HAVEN'T SEEN THE CURIOSITY SHOP FOR A WHILE IT WAS A ROOM FURNISHED RICHLY YET ODDLY WHERE EVERY JAR AND BOOKCASE AND TABLE AND EVERY RUG AND JAR AND ORNAMENT SEEMED TO BE A THING APART PRESERVING EACH ITS OWN INDIVIDUALITY ANYTHING FRESH LATELY SAID VILLIERS AFTER A WHILE NO I THINK NOT YOU SAW THOSE QUEER JUGS DIDN'T YOU I THOUGHT SO I DON'T THINK I HAVE COME ACROSS ANYTHING FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS
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