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THECOUNT’SNARRATIVE
INthesummerofeighteenhundredandfiftyIarrivedinEngland，chargedwithadelicatepoliticalmissionfromabroad。Confidentialpersonsweresemi-officiallyconnectedwithme，whoseexertionsIwasauthorisedtodirect，MonsieurandMadameRubellebeingamongthenumber。Someweeksofsparetimewereatmydisposal，beforeIenteredonmyfunctionsbyestablishingmyselfinthesuburbsofLondon。Curiositymaystopheretoaskforsomeexplanationofthosefunctionsonmypart。Ientirelysympathisewiththerequest。Ialsoregretthatdiplomaticreserveforbidsmetocomplywithit。
Iarrangedtopassthepreliminaryperiodofrepose，towhichIhavejustreferred，inthesuperbmansionofmylatelamentedfriend，SirPercivalGlyde。HearrivedfromtheContinentwithhiswife。IarrivedfromtheContinentwithme。Englandisthelandofdomestichappiness——howappropriatelyweentereditunderthesedomesticcircumstances！
ThebondoffriendshipwhichunitedPercivalandmyselfwasstrengthened，onthisoccasion，byatouchingsimilarityinthepecuniarypositiononhissideandonmine。Webothwantedmoney。Immensenecessity！Universalwant！Isthereacivilisedhumanbeingwhodoesnotfeelforus？Howinsensiblemustthatmanbe！Orhowrich！