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CHAPTER III. A HOUSE OF WONDERS.
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Robert McIntyre's face must have expressed the utter astonishment1 which filled his mind at this most unlooked-for announcement. For a moment he thought that his companion must be joking, but the ease and assurance with which he lounged up the steps, and the deep respect with which a richly-clad functionary2 in the hall swung open the door to admit him, showed that he spoke3 in sober earnest. Raffles4 Haw glanced back, and seeing the look of absolute amazement5 upon the young artist's features, he chuckled6 quietly to himself.
“You will forgive me, won't you, for not disclosing my identity?” he said, laying his hand with a friendly gesture upon the other's sleeve. “Had you known me you would have spoken less freely, and I should not have had the opportunity of learning your true worth. For example, you might hardly have been so frank upon the matter of wealth had you known that you were speaking to the master of the Hall.”
“Naturally you are. How could you take me for anything but a workman? So I am. Chemistry is one of my hobbies, and I spend hours a day in my laboratory yonder. I have only just struck work, and as I had inhaled8 some not-over-pleasant gases, I thought that a turn down the road and a whiff of tobacco might do me good. That was how I came to meet you, and my toilet, I fear, corresponded only too well with my smoke-grimed face. But I rather fancy I know you by repute. Your name is Robert McIntyre, is it not?”
“Yes, though I cannot imagine how you knew.”
“Well, I naturally took some little trouble to learn something of my neighbours. I had heard that there was an artist of that name, and I presume that artists are not very numerous in Tamfield. But how do you like the design? I hope it does not offend your trained taste.”
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growth; economy; management; and customer satisfaction 增长 | |
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