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Old Jolyon was not given to hasty decisions; it is probable that he

would have continued to think over the purchase of the house at Robin

Hill, had not June's face told him that he would have no peace until he

acted

At breakfast next e

"Carriage!" he said, with so out!"

She answered: "If you don't go early, you won't catch Uncle Jaoes into the City"

"James! what about your Uncle James?"

"The house," she replied, in such a voice that he no longer pretended

ignorance

"I've not made up my mind," he said

"You ru of you,

but you don't think of yourself; you don't think what you're letting

yourself in for Well, order the carriage at ten!"

At a quarter past he was placing his umbrella in the stand at Park

Lane--he did not choose to relinquish his hat and coat; telling Warmson

that he wanted to see hisannounced, into

the study, and sat down