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But Silibly, that 'fore the Lawd, he didn't know

"He does know," said Dr Lavendar, as the ain retired to his

pantry "But, after all, the subject of the quarrel doesn't make any

difference To think that the boy struck him! That must be a

satisfaction to Benjamin"

"A satisfaction?" William repeated, bewildered

But Dr Lavendar did not explain He went on up-stairs, and sat beside

the very oldwhat he

could of coht asked about Mrs

Richie: "That female at the S-Stuffed Animal House-how is she? Poor cr-

creeter; pretty creeter! Tell her--"

"What, Benja" And then abruptly, "It was ry Tell

her"

He did not refer to her again; nor did he speak of the boy, except at

the very end The end ca at the

Rectory; and perhaps Dr Lavendar's pitying absorption in that dreary

dying, ht to the pleasure as well as the