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At about eleven o'clock Lord Argentine had returned, and informed his man that he should not require his services till the next morning. AT ABOUT ELEVEN O'CLOCK LORD ARGENTINE HAD RETURNED AND INFORMED THIS MAN THAT HE SHOULD NOT REQUIRE HIS SERVICES TILL THE NEXT MORNING
 recognized as the cause of joy in others, in short, as the best of company. His sudden and tragical death therefore caused a wide and deep sensation. People could scarcely believe it, even though the newspaper was before their eyes, and the cry of “Mysterious Death of a Nobleman” came ringing up from the street. But there stood the brief paragraph: “Lord Argentine was found dead this morning 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,” 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. CTION HAD BECOME RECOGNIZED AS THE CAUSE OF JOY IN OTHERS IN SHORT AS THE BEST OF COMPANY HIS SUDDEN AND TRAGICAL DEATH THEREFORE CAUSED A WIDE AND DEEP SENSATION PEOPLE COULD SCARCELY BELIEVE IT EVEN THOUGH THE NEWSPAPER WAS BEFORE THEIR EYES AND THE CRY OF MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A NOBLEMAN CAME RINGING UP FROM THE STREET BUT THERE STOOD THE BRIEF PARAGRAPH LORD ARGENTINE WAS FOUND DEAD THIS MORNING 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
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