The Age of Innocence

who heard of it this morning, sent a housemaid up by the early train to get the Patroon's house ready. It will be quite comfortable, I think you'll find, sir; and the Miss du Lacs have sent their cook over, so that it will be exactly the same as if you'd been at Rhinebeck.\"

Archer stared at the speaker so blankly that he repeated in still more apologetic accents: \"It'll be exactly the same, sir, I do assure you—\" and May's eager voice broke out,


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who heard of it this morning, sent a housemaid up by the early train to get the Patroon's house ready. It will be quite comfortable, I think you'll find, sir; and the Miss du Lacs have sent their cook over, so that it will be exactly the same as if you'd been at Rhinebeck.\"

Archer stared at the speaker so blankly that he repeated in still more apologetic accents: \"It'll be exactly the same, sir, I do assure you—\" and May's eager voice broke out,


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