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The
last
speech
,
before
the
party
broke
up
,
was
made
by
Mr
.
Henry
Westwick
,
and
was
the
best
of
all
.
He
offered
a
happy
suggestion
,
at
the
end
,
which
has
produced
a
very
unexpected
change
in
my
life
here
.
’
As
well
as
I
remember
,
he
concluded
in
these
words
:
—
"
On
one
point
,
we
are
all
agreed
—
we
are
sorry
that
the
parting
hour
is
near
,
and
we
should
be
glad
to
meet
again
.
Why
should
we
not
meet
again
?
This
is
the
autumn
time
of
the
year
;
we
are
most
of
us
leaving
home
for
the
holidays
.
What
do
you
say
(
if
you
have
no
engagements
that
will
prevent
it
)
to
joining
our
young
married
friends
before
the
close
of
their
tour
,
and
renewing
the
social
success
of
this
delightful
breakfast
by
another
festival
in
honour
of
the
honeymoon
?
The
bride
and
bridegroom
are
going
to
Germany
and
the
Tyrol
,
on
their
way
to
Italy
.
I
propose
that
we
allow
them
a
month
to
themselves
,
and
that
we
arrange
to
meet
them
afterwards
in
the
North
of
Italy
—
say
at
Venice
.
"
’
This
proposal
was
received
with
great
applause
,
which
was
changed
into
shouts
of
laughter
by
no
less
a
person
than
my
dear
old
nurse
.
The
moment
Mr
.
Westwick
pronounced
the
word
"
Venice
,
"
she
started
up
among
the
servants
at
the
lower
end
of
the
room
,
and
called
out
at
the
top
of
her
voice
,
"
Go
to
our
hotel
,
ladies
and
gentlemen
!
We
get
six
per
cent
.
on
our
money
already
;
and
if
you
will
only
crowd
the
place
and
call
for
the
best
of
everything
,
it
will
be
ten
per
cent
.
in
our
pockets
in
no
time
.
Ask
Master
Henry
!
"
’
Appealed
to
in
this
irresistible
manner
,
Mr
.
Westwick
had
no
choice
but
to
explain
that
he
was
concerned
as
a
shareholder
in
a
new
Hotel
Company
at
Venice
,
and
that
he
had
invested
a
small
sum
of
money
for
the
nurse
(
not
very
considerately
,
as
I
think
)
in
the
speculation
.
Hearing
this
,
the
company
,
by
way
of
humouring
the
joke
,
drank
a
new
toast
:
—
Success
to
the
nurse
’
s
hotel
,
and
a
speedy
rise
in
the
dividend
!
’
When
the
conversation
returned
in
due
time
to
the
more
serious
question
of
the
proposed
meeting
at
Venice
,
difficulties
began
to
present
themselves
,
caused
of
course
by
invitations
for
the
autumn
which
many
of
the
guests
had
already
accepted
.
Only
two
members
of
Mrs
.
Carbury
’
s
family
were
at
liberty
to
keep
the
proposed
appointment
.
On
our
side
we
were
more
at
leisure
to
do
as
we
pleased
.
Mr
.
Henry
Westwick
decided
to
go
to
Venice
in
advance
of
the
rest
,
to
test
the
accommodation
of
the
new
hotel
on
the
opening
day
.
Mrs
.
Norbury
and
Mr
.
Francis
Westwick
volunteered
to
follow
him
;
and
,
after
some
persuasion
,
Lord
and
Lady
Montbarry
consented
to
a
species
of
compromise
.
His
lordship
could
not
conveniently
spare
time
enough
for
the
journey
to
Venice
,
but
he
and
Lady
Montbarry
arranged
to
accompany
Mrs
.
Norbury
and
Mr
.
Francis
Westwick
as
far
on
their
way
to
Italy
as
Paris
.
Five
days
since
,
they
took
their
departure
to
meet
their
travelling
companions
in
London
;
leaving
me
here
in
charge
of
the
three
dear
children
.
They
begged
hard
,
of
course
,
to
be
taken
with
papa
and
mamma
.
But
it
was
thought
better
not
to
interrupt
the
progress
of
their
education
,
and
not
to
expose
them
(
especially
the
two
younger
girls
)
to
the
fatigues
of
travelling
.
’
I
have
had
a
charming
letter
from
the
bride
,
this
morning
,
dated
Cologne
.
You
cannot
think
how
artlessly
and
prettily
she
assures
me
of
her
happiness
.
Some
people
,
as
they
say
in
Ireland
,
are
born
to
good
luck
—
and
I
think
Arthur
Barville
is
one
of
them
.
’
When
you
next
write
,
I
hope
to
hear
that
you
are
in
better
health
and
spirits
,
and
that
you
continue
to
like
your
employment
.
Believe
me
,
sincerely
your
friend
,
—
A
.
L
.
’
Agnes
had
just
closed
and
directed
her
letter
,
when
the
eldest
of
her
three
pupils
entered
the
room
with
the
startling
announcement
that
Lord
Montbarry
’
s
travelling
-
servant
had
arrived
from
Paris
!
Alarmed
by
the
idea
that
some
misfortune
had
happened
,
she
ran
out
to
meet
the
man
in
the
hall
.
Her
face
told
him
how
seriously
he
had
frightened
her
,
before
she
could
speak
.
’
There
’
s
nothing
wrong
,
Miss
,
’
he
hastened
to
say
.
’
My
lord
and
my
lady
are
enjoying
themselves
at
Paris
.
They
only
want
you
and
the
young
ladies
to
be
with
them
.
’
Saying
these
amazing
words
,
he
handed
to
Agnes
a
letter
from
Lady
Montbarry
.
’
Dearest
Agnes
,
’
(
she
read
)
,
’
I
am
so
charmed
with
the
delightful
change
in
my
life
—
it
is
six
years
,
remember
,
since
I
last
travelled
on
the
Continent
—
that
I
have
exerted
all
my
fascinations
to
persuade
Lord
Montbarry
to
go
on
to
Venice
.
And
,
what
is
more
to
the
purpose
,
I
have
actually
succeeded
!
He
has
just
gone
to
his
room
to
write
the
necessary
letters
of
excuse
in
time
for
the
post
to
England
.
