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"What is--" David began, and his colibly: "Layovers for meddlers and crutches for lales, for it was understood that this

remark was extreentle black

coat and no shirt; at least, David could not see any shirt Dr

Lavendar called hi things David only spoke twice: His host took occasion

to remark that he did not finish all his lad of what you waste," said the Bishop To which

David replied, "If I ate it, what then, for the poor child?" And the

gentlerave aside to Dr Lavendar that the

present generation was inclined to pertness His second reymen pushed their chairs back from the table But

David sat still "We haven't had the ice-creaently "Hush! Hush!" said Dr Lavendar And the gentlehed

very hard, and said that he had to send all his ice-crea, looked at him in stolid silence In the

afternoon there was a pause; they went to church, and listened to

another gentlehed, but he kept pretty quiet, considering After the talk was

over, Dr Lavendar did not seeet away David twitched

his sleeve once or twice to indicate his own readiness, but it

appeared that Dr Lavendar preferred to speak to the talking