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He had arrived on a Friday, and on Sunday at five -- things were apt to happen by a schedule in the Royce household -- he was to give his report on Celia.
He entered the library -- the spot designated by Mrs. Royce -- by one door as Churchley, the butler, came in at the other to serve tea.