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But young Mr Baxter was another entleman--that was certain; and he seemed to have sense; but it was a pity that he was so often here now on this business He had not said one word to Mr Parker this evening as he took off his coat; Mr Parker had not thought that he looked very well

"He was too quiet-like," said the butler

As to the details of the affair upstairs--these were considered in a purely huht It was understood that tables danced a hornpipe, and that tambourines were beaten by invisible hands; and it was not necessary to go further into principles, particularly since all these things were done by yptian Hall Faces also, it was believed, were seen looking out of the cabinet which Mr Parker had once ; but these, it was explained, were "done" by lu into causes, Electricity was a sufficient answer for all the rest No one actually suggested water-power

As for human motives, these were not called in question at all It appeared to aht collect old china or practice the cotillion There it was, a fact, and there was no more to be said about it Old Lady Carraden, where Mr Parker had once been under-butler, had gone in for pouter pigeons; and Miss Baker had heard tell of a nobles were so, then; and ar to be smoked by Mr Parker, and a little weak tea to be taken by the three ladies

It was about a quarter-past ten when a reversion was made to the weather Within here all was supreed border, lay before the blazing fire, convenient to the feet; the heavy red curtains shut out the darkness, and where the glass cases of china perroups and the houses of the nobility hung upon the walls A King Charles' spaniel, in another glass case, looked upon the company with an eternal snarl belied by theto hi-birds, a little dusty and dim, poised perpetually above the flowers of a lichened tree, with a fla sunset to show thely, laden with rain, through the gusty darkness of the little garden, and, in the pauses, the swift dripping from the roof splashed and splashed upon the paved walk It was a very wild night, as Mr Parker observed four times: he only hoped that no one would require a hansoh to take the responsibility tonight of letting the guests out hio to bed when he wished And these were late affairs, seldoht