Empire of Notting Hill
OntheeveningofthethirdofOctobertwentyyearsafterthe greatvic-
toryofNottingHillwhichgaveitthedominionofLondonKin gAuber-
on cameas of oldout of Kensington Palace.
Hehadchangedlittlesaveforastreakortwoofgreyinhisha irfor
his face had always been oldand his step slowandas it weredecrepit.
Ifhelookedolditwasnotbecauseofanythingphysicalorme ntal.It
wasbecausehestillworewithaquaintconservatismthefro ck-coatand
highhatofthedaysbeforethegreatwar."Ihavesurvivedth eDeluge
he said. I am a pyramidand must behave as such."
AshepassedupthestreettheKensingtoniansintheirpictu resque
bluesmockssalutedhimasaKingandthenlookedafterhimas acuri-
osity. It seemed odd to them that men had once worn so elvish an attire.
TheKingcultivatingthewalkattributedtotheoldestinha bitant
("GafferAuberon"hisfriendswerenowconfidentiallydes iredtocall
him)wenttoddlingnorthward.Hepausedwithreminiscence inhis
eyeattheSouthernGateofNottingHilloneofthoseninegre atgatesof
bronzeandsteelwroughtwithreliefsoftheoldbattlesbyt hehandof
Chiffy himself.
Ah!
hesaidshakinghisheadandassuminganunnecessaryairof
ageandaprovincialismofaccent��"Ah!Imindwhentherewa rn'tnone
of this here."
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