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"I am ashamed to trouble you, Mr Farebrother," said Fred, whose fair

open face was propitiating, "but you are the only friend I can consult

I told you everything once before, and you were so good that I can't

help coain"

"Sit down, Fred, I' I can," said the

Vicar, as busy packing some small objects for removal, and went on

with his work

"I wanted to tell you--" Fred hesitated an instant and then went on

plungingly, "I o into the Church now; and really, look where I

else to do I don't like it, but I know it's

uncoood deal

of ain an instant, and

then repeated, "and I can't see anything else to do"

"I did talk to your father about it, Fred, but I made little ith