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"That is what I want your advice about, a novel?--or a study upon

Altruis like that?"

She chuckled and handed me my tea, thin tea and a tiny slice of black

bread, and a scrape of butter There is no cheating of the regulations

here, but the Sevres cup gave ht me your bread coupon, I hope?" she interrupted

with,--"if you eat without it one of my household has less!"

I produced it

"Two days old will do here," then she becaain and chuckled anew

"Not a novel e and with your temperament, it would

arouse emotions in you if you created them in your characters, you are

better without the serious; Altruism as well as

another, by all means!"

"I expected you to say that, you are always so practical and kind, then

ill choose a research subject to keep me busy"

"Why not the history of Blankshire, your old county where the Thorhted et at the

necessary reference books, and it is iland"

She realized this before I spoke

"No--philosophy it must be--or your pet hobby, the furniture of your