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That evening in the hall after dinner the Duke chanced to say:
"Another top-hat Ascot! I wish the Prince would set the fashion of billycocks. What do you say, Mr. Bush? Wouldn't you rather have a low hat in the heat? Anything low is always so pleasant -- between you and me. Eh? What -- what?"