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played his part with decorum. Perhaps he did not talk very muchand I fancied there was towards the end a
look of fatigue in the faces of the women on either side of him. They were finding him heavy. Once or twice
Mrs. Strickland's eyes rested on him somewhat anxiously.
At last she rose and shepherded the ladies out of one room. Strickland shut the door behind herandmoving
to the other end of the tabletook his place between the K.C. and the Government official. He passed round
the port again and handed us cigars. The K.C. remarked on the excellence of the wineand Strickland told us
where he got it. We began to chat about vintages and tobacco. The K.C. told us of a case he was engaged in
and the Colonel talked about polo. I had nothing to say and so sat silenttrying politely to show interest in the
conversation; and because I thought no one was in the least concerned with meexamined Strickland at my
ease. He was bigger than I expected: I do not know why I had imagined him slender and of insignificant
appearance; in point of fact he was broad and heavywith large hands and feetand he wore his evening
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clothes clumsily. He gave you somewhat the idea of a coachman dressed up for the occasion. He was a man of
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