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I hear she has some wonderful claret, really marvellous wine, which must have cost a fabulous sum. Lord Argentine was telling me about it; he was there last Sunday evening. He assures me he has never tasted such a wine, and Argentine, as you know, is an expert. I HEAR SHE HAS SOME WONDERFUL CLARET REALLY MARVELLOUS WINE WHICH MUST HAVE COST A FABULOUS SUMM LORD ARGENTINE WAS TELLING ME ABOUT IT HE WAS THERE LAST SUNDAY EVENING HE ASSURES ME HE HAS NEVER TASTED SUCH A WINE AND ARGENTINE AS YOU KNOW IS AN EXPERT
 had, without noticing it, turned up Ashley Street, leading northward from Piccadilly. It was a long street, and rather a gloomy one, but here and there a brighter taste had illuminated the dark houses with flowers, and gay curtains, and a cheerful paint on the doors. Villiers glanced up as Austin stopped speaking, and looked at one of these houses; geraniums, red and white, drooped from every sill, and daffodil-coloured curtains were draped back from each window. “It looks cheerful, doesn’t it?” he said. “Yes, and the inside is still more cheery. One of the pleasantest houses of the season, so I have heard. I haven’t been there myself, but I’ve met several men who have, and they tell me it’s uncommonly jovial.” “Whose house is it?” “A Mrs. Beaumont’s.” “And who is she?” “I couldn’t tell you. I have heard she comes from South America, but after all, who she is is of little consequence. She is a very wealthy woman, there’s no doubt of that, and some of the best people have taken her up.  QUEER AT THE BOTTOM OF ALL THIS THE TWO MEN HAD WITHOUT NOTICING IT TURNED UP ASHLEY STREET LEADING NORTHWARD FROM PICCADILLY IT WAS A LONG STREET AND RATHER A GLOOMY ONE BUT HERE AND THERE A BRIGHTER TASTE HAD ILLUMINATED THE DARK HOUSES WITH FLOWERS AND GAY CURTAINS AND A CHEERFUL PAINT ON THE DOORS VILLIERS GLANCED UP AS AUSTIN STOPPED SPEAKING AND LOOKED AT ONE OF THESE HOUSES GERANIUMS RED AND WHITE DROOPED FROM EVERY SILL AND DAFFODIL COLOURED CURTAINS WERE DRAPED BACK FROM EACH WINDOW IT LOOKS CHEERFUL DOESN'T IT HE SAID YES AND THE INSIDE IS STILL MORE CHEERY ONE OF THE PLEASANTEST HOUSES OF THE SEASON SO I HAVE HEARD I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE MYSELF BUT I'VE MET SEVERAL MEN WHO HAVE AND THEY TELL ME IT'S UNCOMMONLY JOVIAL WHOSE HOUSE IS IT A MISSUS BEAUMONT'S AND WHO IS SHE I COULDN'T TELL YOU I HAVE HEARD SHE COMES FROM SOUTH AMERICA BUT AFTER ALL WHO SHE IS IS OF LITTLE CONSEQUENCE SHE IS A VERY WEALTHY WOMAN THERE'S NO DOUBT OF THAT AND SOME OF THE BEST PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN HER UP
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