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    y.”

    ”anyuncles”

    ”no.”

    ”soyoudontknoanyn”

    ”therkeepsaaealen.therhasthreeidservantstolookafterthehouse,buttheyaresoidlethattheyendadasstogs.adaiseldestlittlesister.”

    ”howoldareyou”

    ”fourteenandthreequarters.”

    ”esothingthatprovedveryusefulandhelpedagooddeal.”thisanything.butheneededapreludetoheosay.

    ”didhe,sir”

    ”shallitellyouitwas”

    ”please,sir.”

    ”iaoingtotalktoyouforafeontsasifie.”then,verysilyandkindly,heapproaaleandfele,ightbepeopled,andoftheperiodaleandfelereannotellingyouaboutthis.itisnotathingthatyourtherentionittoheortoanylady,andifatyouextsentionittoyou,justshutthep;telltheouknoitbefore”

    ”no,sir.”

    ”notaword”

    ”no,sir.”

    stillskinghispipe,duoothpieceofsanddresuponitakeiteasier,”hesaidtotheboy,cheddully:itboreiontohisexperiences.hetentive,as

    selfrelateit;itfelltopierdupossiblesuinvairied.historpidbrainanhood,asitalust,inatrance.uselesstobreakinuponthattrance.uselesstodescribeit,hopathetically.theboyassentsandisdraggedbatosleep,nottobeeherebeforehishour.

    duusteitheruandnothingorbeovered.”allthisisratherabother,”hesaid,tautogetitover,okeasteryofit.thehegreatthingslove,life.”heihereplieseryanheevendevelopedaspuriousintelligeneflickertorespondtothebeaninggloans.intheendhedidaskouchpleased.”thatsright,”hesaid.”youneedneverbepuzzledorbotherednow.”

    loveandlifestillreined,aouastheystrolledforanarriedhielf,hegreorehun,andhiseyeslouredupbehiroaheekflushed.toloveaoprotedserveherthis,hetoldthe

    littleboy,eday,ahepooroldpedagoguealeahwonderful”

    ”ithinkishallnotrry,”rerkedurice.

    ”thisdaytenyearshenviteyouandyourye.”

    ”ohsir”hesledhpleasure.

    ”itsabargaiplaterriage.butrduciestopped,andheldhischeekasthougheverytoothached.hetuedandlookedatthelongexpanseofsandbehind.

    ”ineverss,”hesaidslowly.

    atthefurtherendofthebaysopeople,alsobytheedgeofthesea.theirursebytheveryspotinghfear.

    ”sir,bynow.”

    ”goodheavens...thankgod...thetidesrising.”

    andsuddenlyforaninstantofti,theboydespisedhi”liar,”hethought.”liar,enothing.”...thendarknessrolled