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Title: Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: various
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Publisher: New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University-Idaho, David O. McKay Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University-Idaho

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himself into a fever over the set of histie. Nevertheless, before he left he hadmanaged to get from the young man thewhole story of his engagement to theunder-housemaid, giving him thereuponsome bits of advice, jocular but trench-ant, which James accepted with a readi-ness quite unlike his normal behavior inthe circles of his class. CHAPTER II ASHE took his seat, dined, and saw thePrime Minister. These things tooktime, and it was not till past eleven thathe presented himself in the hall of Ma-dame dEstrees house in St. JamessPlace. Most of her guests were alreadygathered, but he mounted the stairs withtwo personal friends of his own—Darrell,the journalist and member of Parlia-ment, and Louis Harman, artist and manof fashion, the friend of duchesses andpainter of portraits—a person much inrequest in many worlds. What a cachet they have, thesehouses! said Harman, looking roundhim. St. Jamess Place is the top! Where else would you expect tofind Madame dEstrees? asked Darrell,smiling.
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LADY KITTY BRISTOL THE MARRIAGE OF WILLIAM ASHE. 9 Yes,—what taste she has! However,it was I really who advised her to takethe house. Naturally, said Darrell. Harman threw a dubious look at him,then stopped a moment, and with a com-placent proprietary air straightened anengraving on the staircase wall. I suppose the dear lady has a hun-dred slaves of the lamp, as usual, saidAshe. You advise her about her house—somebody else helps her to buy herwine— Not at all, my dear fellow, saidHarman, offended, — as if I couldntdo that! Hullo! said Darrell, as they nearedthe drawing-room door. What a crowdthere is! For, as the butler announced them, thedin of talk which burst through the doorimplied indeed a multitude — much attheir ease. They made their way in with difficulty,shaping their course towards that cornerin the room where they knew they shouldfind their hostess. Ashe was greeted onall sides with friendly words and con-gratulations, and a passage was openedfor him to the famou

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