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ROBIN LESLIE BEAUSERE, fourth Earl of Rochford, ordinarily enjoyed the dances at Rideau House. But most willingly would he have forgone the function that brought him in the scarlet mess jacket and golden aiguillettes and all the gorgeous trappings of his profession to dance attendance upon The Great. For the morrow saw the beginning of his vacation, and he had planned to take the night train to Quebec, go by boat to Chicoutimi, and begin the hike he had promised himself towards Lake Kenogami. Hi rooms at La Bonne Menagere were already booked; his steamer and train reservations taken, when there dropped into the city of Qubec an Important Military Personage with a passion for changing his routes and upsetting carefully arranged programmes. So that the dance at Government House took on something of an official complexion, and there were military secretaries in scarlet and A.D.C. 's in gold to add colour to his Excellency's state. The Important Military Personage had heard of Robin and his favourite hobby; sent for him after the dances had started.
"They tell me you're a great walker, Lord Rochford."