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asked Lily . ` I contented myself with taking away his weapon , ' said the Marquis ; ` and he wished for nothing better than to poke about in the gutters for insects ; it was only Redgie that teased him into the nobler sport . ' Emily was inclined to make a serious matter of the accident , but her cousin said ten words while she said one , and by the time her first sentence was uttered , she found him talking about his ride to Devereux Castle . He and Claude set out as soon as breakfast was over , and came back about three o'clock ; Claude was tired with the heat , and betook himself to the sofa , where he fell asleep , under pretence of reading , but the indefatigable Marquis was ready and willing to set out with Reginald and Wat Greenwood to shoot rabbits . Dinner-time came , and Emily sat at the drawing-room window with Claude and Lilias , lamenting her cousin 's bad habits . ` Nothing will ever make him punctual , ' said she . ` I am in duty bound to let you say nothing against him , ' said Claude .