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He would work hilee cousted hiht be expected to live beyond the lihteenhome She had written to Graydon fro of the Cables on one of the White Star stea home to end all of this idleness," she wrote to hi the burdens of those who are helpless You will see how I can work, Graydon You will love ood for my fellow creatures I want you to love me more and more, because I shall love you to the end of ht before the ship was to arrive Graydon was dining with the Jack Percivals There were a dozen in the party--a blase, bored collection of hu was a punishment They had corievous obstacle in the path of pleasure Bridge was just beginning to take hold of theht went by Nobody thought of dinner; the thought was of the delay in getting at the gaed them to abhor the food that had coht they dined out; night after night they toyed with their forks, ate nothing, drank to hide their yawns, took black coffee and said they enjoyed the food tremendously

Graydon Banseorous and he was not surfeited with food; he had an appetite Just before six o'clock his host called hienial way, advised hi up to dinner Graydonbit of advice

He sat next to Mrs Percival She appeared agitated and uncertain Servants caain No one touched a mouthful of the food; no one except Graydon noticed the celerity hich the plates and their contents were removed; no one felt that he was expected to eat Graydon, after his first attempt to really eat of the third course, subsided with a look of a into his ear He grew very red and choked with--was it confusion or mirth?