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It was a week later and a small party had gathered at Ravenswood. It consisted of Sir Samuel Oscar, together with Stella and Bly. There were no other guests invited for the week-end and Sir Samuel had had his own ends in view when he had arranged this meeting under the roof where Stella had been born. He was in one of his best and kindliest moods and happy in the knowledge that a problem which had been sorely troubling him for a long time had now been practically solved.
He sat at the luncheon table, fairly exuding geniality and good nature. He beamed on his two guests in his best fatherly fashion, and, indeed, it was hard to believe that this was the great man who held so firm a sway in Bishopsgate-street.