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`` As if we 'd go into any agreement with the fellow . I 'm sure Lady Deppingham would n't consider it for a moment . '' The messenger carried back with him a dignified response in which the counsellors for Mr. Browne and Lady Deppingham respectfully declined to engage in any conference at this time . At two o'clock that afternoon the entire force of native servants picked up their belongings , and marched out of the château . Britt stormed and threatened , but the inscrutable Mohammedans shook their heads and hastened toward the gates . Despair reigned in the château ; tears and lamentations were no more effective than blasphemy . The major-domo , suave and deferential , gravely informed Mr. Britt that they were leaving at the instigation of their legal adviser , who had but that hour issued his instructions .