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The group of Rollo Dangerfield's followers diminished as it passed along the corridor. At the main entrance, Douglas and Cynthia slipped aside and went off by themselves down the broad steps into the gardens. Further on, beyond the great staircase, Mrs. Brent bade her companions good-night and turned into her room. Only five of his guests were left to follow the old man to the end of the corridor, where he threw open an unlocked door.
"This is what we call the Corinthian's Room," he explained as he ushered them into it. "It was my grandfather's favourite spot in the house, and it got its name from him. He was one of the Regency bucks-no worse than the rest of them, perhaps, but a hard liver and a hard gambler in his day. An eccentric, too, like most of them. I can show you one of his eccentricities in a moment, if you care to see it."