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at the earliest possible opportunity. Mrs. 

 Lancelot and her daughter came up to town 

 that night, and took up their residence at the 

 Buckingham Palace Hotel, where they had 

 ordered rooms before they left America. The 

 very next day after they reached London, 

 Keginald and Acton called upon them, and 

 arrangements were made to go down the 

 following day to Richmond, have an hour or 

 two on the river, dine at the Star and Garter, 

 and drive home. Some friends of the Lancelots' 

 who had been fellow-passengers with them from 

 New York were invited also. At one o'clock 

 the party started in a couple of carriages which 

 had been hired for the occasion, and an hour's 

 drive landed them at the doors of the Richmond 

 Club, which is charmingly situated close to the 

 river just above the bridge, and has delightful 

 grounds sloping down to the river. Reginald 

 was a member of this club, and here he 

 entertained the whole party at luncheon. 

 After a cup of cafi noir and a cigar, they 

 started to row up as far as Teddington Lock. 



