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A few of the Duchess's guests left early -- those who had to drive a long distance, and who had not yet discarded their carriage horses for motor-cars. Afterwards the party seemed to draw into a little circle, and it was then that the Duchess, rising to her feet, went over and talked earnestly for a few minutes with Saton.
"Some slight thing! " she begged. "Anything to set these people wondering! Look at that old stick Henry Rochester, for instance. He believes nothing -- doesn't want to believe anything. Give him a shock, do!"