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"Yes, I married, Villiers. I met a girl, a girl of the most wonderful and most strange beauty, at the house of some people whom I knew. I cannot tell you her age; I never knew it, but, so far as I can guess, I should think she must have been about nineteen when I made her acquaintance. YES I MARRIED VILLIERS I MET A GIRL A GIRL OF THE MOST WONDERFUL AND MOST STRANGE BEAUTY AT THE HOUSE OF SOME PEOPLE WHOM I KNEW I CANNOT TELL YOU HER AGE I NEVER KNEW IT BUT SO FAR AS I CAN GUESS I SHOULD THINK SHE MUST HAVE BEEN ABOUT NINETEEN WHEN I MADE HER ACQUAINTANCE
n to his arm, and, observing this, Villiers led the way to an obscure street in Soho. Here he repeated his question. “How on earth has it happened, Herbert? I always understood you would succeed to an excellent position in Dorsetshire. Did your father disinherit you? Surely not?” “No, Villiers; I came into all the property at my poor father’s death; he died a year after I left Oxford. He was a very good father to me, and I mourned his death sincerely enough. But you know what young men are; a few months later I came up to town and went a good deal into society. Of course I had excellent introductions, and I managed to enjoy myself very much in a harmless sort of way. I played a little, certainly, but never for heavy stakes, and the few bets I made on races brought me in money—only a few pounds, you know, but enough to pay for cigars and such petty pleasures. It was in my second season that the tide turned. Of course you have heard of my marriage?” “No, I never heard anything about it.” WITH AN UNMISTAKABLE BEGGAR HANGING ON TO HIS ARM AND OBSERVING THIS VILLIERS LED THE WAY TO AN OBSCURE STREET AND SOHO HERE HE REPEATED HIS QUESTION HOW ON EARTH HAS IT HAPPENED HERBERT I ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD YOU WOULD SUCCEED TO AN EXCELLENT POSITION IN DORSETSHIRE DID YOUR FATHER DISINHERIT YOU SURELY NOT NO VILLIERS I CAME INTO ALL THE PROPERTY AT MY POOR FATHER'S DEATH HE DIED A YEAR AFTER I LEFT OXFORD HE WAS VERY GOOD FATHER TO ME AND I MOURNED HIS DEATH SINCERELY ENOUGH BUT YOU KNOW WHAT YOUNG MEN ARE A FEW MONTHS LATER I CAME UP TO TOWN AND WENT A GOOD DEAL INTO SOCIETY OF COURSE I HAD EXCELLENT INTRODUCTIONS AND I MANAGED TO ENJOY MYSELF VERY MUCH IN A HARMLESS SORT OF WAY I PLAYED A LITTLE CERTAINLY BUT NEVER FOR HEAVY STAKES AND THE FEW BETS I MADE ON RACES BROUGHT ME IN MONEY ONLY A FEW POUNDS YOU KNOW BUT ENOUGH TO PAY FOR CIGARS AND SUCH PETTY PLEASURES IT WAS IN MY SECOND SEASON THAT THE TIDE TURNED OF COURSE YOU HAVE HEARD OF MY MARRIAGE NO I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT
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