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expected, and said he thought we had better go 

 straight back to London, instead of proceeding to 

 Winchester to dine, as he had arranged, having 

 ordered dinner at the George Hotel. Arriving in 

 London at Nine Elms station about 7.30 P.M., his 

 Lordship, being unable to find his luggage as 

 quickly as he wished, said, " I will drive on to 

 Harcourt House to order you some dinner, if you 

 will get another cab and bring my luggage with 

 you." When I got to Harcourt House about 9 

 P.M., Mrs Jones, the housekeeper, came to inquire 

 what I would like for dinner, as his Lordship had 

 desired her to provide the best she was able, and 

 to get fish, game in fact, whatever I could enjoy. 

 My reply was, " A mutton - chop with some tea, 

 if you please," as I had had nothing since five 

 o'clock that morning. " I must provide more than 

 that, or I feel sure his Lordship will not be satis- 

 fied," exclaimed Mrs Jones. Feeling faint and 

 tired, I was not in a mood to wait long, and was 

 therefore allowed to have what I asked for without 

 delay. As I was eating, Gardner, his Lordship's 

 valet, came to me and desired me, when I had 

 dined, to go to White's Club, where I found Lord 

 George at dinner about eleven o'clock. " I hope 

 you enjoyed your meal ? What did Mrs Jones get 

 for you ? " were his first questions. I told him 

 that I had had a mutton-chop and some tea. " Is 

 that all she provided for you ! " he answered. I 

 stated that I preferred it to anything else, as it 



