Anthony Hope

Name: A Man and his Model
Author: Anthony Hope

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“A Man and his Model”, published in 1895, is a work by Anthony Hope. It explores elements such as Marribon, Nadia and policeman.

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Anthony Hope, A Man and his Model (1895)

“ There was but one door to the gallery, and the approach to that was barred by the Princess's mother-in-law. In another moment she would be upon us, and, although I knew her to be near-sighted, I could not hope that she would fail to recognise Nadia. If something were not done at once, we were ruined.
"Now I never boast or make myself out cleverer than I am. I admit freely that I was at my wits' end. I could do nothing and think of nothing. Our salvation was due not to me, but to the quick woman's wit which lay in Nadia's perfect little head. ”

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Anthony Hope, A Man and his Model (1895)

“ The old wretch was going to poke me!
"‘Oh, but you mustn't touch it!' cried Nadia, turning pale. 'Look at the notice!'
"The old lady advanced her parasol. But at this moment one of the police appeared at her elbow.
"‘You mustn't touch the figures, madame,' said he, and I blessed him for every word.
"Never a word did the old Princess speak. She glared at me, she glared at Nadia, and she glared at the policeman—and she turned round and walked out of the gallery. The policeman followed her. Nadia softly clapped her hand's: I sprang forward, seized her slim fingers, and kissed them. ”

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Anthony Hope, A Man and his Model (1895)

“ He pooh-poohed them, and bringing his fist down on the table he declared:—
"There is only one indisputable and supreme mark of greatness."
"And what is that?" asked one of us.
"Why, to be in the waxworks," said he.
"True, true!" we cried; but I added sadly, "But it's almost impossible to achieve, unless you commit a murder."
"I don't know about that," said Jack Dexter, who had up to that moment taken no part in the conversation. "I'm in a waxworks show myself—not in London, you know, but—well, have any of you fellows visited Petersburg?" ”

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Anthony Hope, A Man and his Model (1895)

“ Jack, there must be a real model of you by then.'
"I was amazed, but I listened to her instructions. Taking out her purse, she pressed it on me. I refused, but on finding that I had only a five-pound note with me I was compelled to accept twenty thousand roubles— (the X.'s are fabulously rich, you know) . I escorted the Princess to a cab, and then I called on the proprietor of the exhibition.
"Well, to make a long story short, I—or rather the Princess's roubles— (I kept one, and wear it now on my watch-chain—see, here it is!) —overcame Madame Marribon's surprise and swept away her scruples. ”

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Anthony Hope, A Man and his Model (1895)

“ Nadia needed me, and that was enough.
"But of all our rendezvous, there was none which we found more convenient and suitable than Madame Marribon's waxwork exhibition. It was a long way from the Princess's residence, in an unfashionable quarter of the town, and was frequented mainly by persons who did not move in society and were quite unfamiliar with faces as well known in the great world as those of the Princess and myself. Our only danger arose from the maid-servants of our acquaintances and from the police ”

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Anthony Hope, A Man and his Model (1895)

“ Didn't you?'
"‘What model, child?'
"‘Why, of our friend Mr. Dexter.'
"‘That young man!'
"‘Yes. Don't you know he's one of the greatest zoologists in the world, and Marribon has just put up a model of him? Look, here it is!'
"I don't know that I'm more nervous than other people, but it was, I confess, a trying moment when the old lady put up her eyeglasses and stared at me. Dear Nadia stuck her pretty head on one side in a critical way, and said—
"‘I don't call it very good. Do you? It's so stiff and unnatural.'
"The old lady said nothing: she came a step nearer and raised her parasol. ”

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Anthony Hope, A Man and his Model (1895)

“ Everybody listened, for it proceeded from the Grand Duke A., who was (I forget whether I mentioned it before) one of my guests.
"‘I can understand the Princess's indignation and the emotion she shows,' said the Grand Duke. 'What I do not understand (and I desire to speak with all respect of Prince X.) is the remarkable scene to which we have been treated. ”

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