Word: clincham
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Next day, Mr. Salteena bluntly told Bernard: "You can help me perhaps to be more like a gentleman . . . Well. . . said Bernard I can give you a letter to my old pal the Earl of Clincham ... He might rub you up ... Oh ten thousand thanks said Mr. Salteena ... If you would be so kind as to keep an eye on Ethel while I am away ... I dont think you will find her any trouble." To which Bernard answered warmly, "No I dont think I shall...
From this point on, the plot of The Young Visiters fairly races. Amiable Lord Clincham smuggles Mr. Salteena into Buckingham Palace under the alias "Lord Hyssops" and introduces him to the Prince of Wales, who is dressed in "a small but costly crown" and surrounded by "ladies of every...
...rubbing him up in socierty ways," explains Lord Clincham. "If there was a vacency ... he might try cantering after the royal barouche." The Prince agrees, and soon passers-by in "Pickadilly" witness daily the astonishing spectacle of Mr. Salteena "galloping madly after the Royal Carrage" on "a fresh and sultry steed...
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