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Dominey spent a curiously placid, and, to those hoht into contact, an entirely satisfactory afternoon With Mr Mangan by his side, ent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Doh he seelectful of the claims of hospitality Probably for the first time in their lives, Mr Johnson and Lees, the bailiff, watched the opening of a ne Mr Johnson cleared his throat as he raised his glass

"It isn't only on my own account, Sir Everard," he said, "that I drink your hearty good health I have your tenants too in h time, some of them, and they've stood it like white men So here's from them and me to you, sir, and may we see plenty of you in these parts"

Mr Lees associated hilasses were speedily eain

"I suppose you know, Sir Everard," the agent observed, "that what you've promised to do to-day will cost a matter of ten to fifteen thousand pounds"

Doht," he said, "I shall send a cheque for twenty thousand pounds to the estate account at your bank at Wells The , put aside for just that one purpose and--well, you ent and bailiff leaned back in the tonneau of their ars in theirwar drifted into fairyland Their philosophy, however, met the situation

"It's a fair miracle," Mr Lees declared

"A modern romance," Mr Johnson, who read novels, murmured "Hello, here's a visitor for the Hall," he added, as a car swept by theent, too," Mr Lees reent" was Otto Sea-bag and a great ies

"Found myself in Norwich, Sir Everard," he explained "I have done business there allafter I finished early, and when I found that I was only thirtya run across If it is in any way inconvenient to put ht, say so--"