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           Wouldn’tdotoupsetyourMotherwithafalsehope,wouldit?"

           "Oh,butitisn’tfalse!"saidBobbie;"IKNOWyoucandoit.IknewyoucouldwhenIwrote.Itisn’tafalsehope,isit?"

           "No,"hesaid,"Idon’tthinkit’safalsehope,orIwouldn’thavetoldyou.AndIthinkyoudeservetobetoldthatthereISahope."

           "Andyoudon’tthinkFatherdidit,doyou?Oh,sayyoudon’tthinkhedid."

           "Mydear,"hesaid,"I’mperfectlyCERTAINhedidn’t."

           Ifitwasafalsehope,itwasnonethelessaveryradiantonethatlaywarmatBobbie’sheart,andthroughthedaysthatfollowedlightedherlittlefaceasaJapaneselanternislightedbythecandlewithin.