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What I

chance Whereas George Well, just go over to England and try

wooing an earl's daughter whom you have only met once--and then

without an introduction; whose brother's hat you have smashed

beyond repair; whose family wishes her to marry some other man: who

wants to marry some other man herself--and not the same other man,

but another other man; who is closely immured in a mediaeval castle

Well, all I say is--try it And then go back to your porch

with a chastened spirit and ade, as I say, had not envisaged the peculiar difficulties of

his position Nor did he until the evening of his second day at the

Marshmoreton Aroldenby-ways of the

village of Belpher But after lunch on the second day it ca was pleasant but not practical

Action as needed Action

The first, the obvious move was to locate the castle Inquiries at

the Marshmoreton Arms elicited the fact that it was "a step" up the

road that ran past the front door of the inn But this wasn't the

day of the hen the general public was adhtseer could invade Belpher Castle on Thursdays only, between

the hours of two and four On other days of the week all he could