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He went out When he ca by the fire in his

paja and rather ashamed Clayton had a flash of those

earlier days when he had coht, and there

had always been that last request for water which was to postpone the

final switching off of the light

"I'm sorry, father"

Clayton put his hand on the boy's shoulder and patted him

"We'll have to do better next time That's all"

For alifted between

theuess You'd better shove me off the dock and

let me swim--or drown"

"I'd hardly like to do that, you know You are all I have"

"I'ood at the ood ood Not there If there was so to build up

it would be different, but it's all done You've done it I'm only a

sort of sublimated clerk I don't ht to have anything le's

over, if you knohat I mean"

"I'll talk to you about that to-morrow Get to bed now It's one

o'clock"