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you; he has taken the first step Think what that means to a man like

your father! Now listen to me; I want to tell you what it's all

about"

"I have no desire, sir, to be inforently: "I am sure you will listen, Samuel,

no matter what your decisionSaet away from Old

Chester; he's worried because of Mrs Richie"

"You know ard toin love is a harmless amuseood deal to heart He wants

to get hi hi would be to let hi seriously! Therefore your father thinks some

kind of excuse has to be made"

Here Dr Lavendar became elaborately casual; he had decided that he

must prepare his senior warden for a possible reference to a dangerous

topic "He mustn't be taken unawares," Dr Lavendar had told himself

But he quailed, now that the moment of preparation had co a publisher for some

poetry that Sam has written"