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Chapter 23

           Hehadacertainshameabouthisneighbors’errors,andneverspokeofthemwillingly;hencehewasnotlikelytodiverthismindfromthebestmodeofhardeningtimberandotheringeniousdevicesinordertopreconceivethoseerrors.Ifhehadtoblameanyone,itwasnecessaryforhimtomoveallthepaperswithinhisreach,ordescribevariousdiagramswithhisstick,ormakecalculationswiththeoddmoneyinhispocket,beforehecouldbegin;andhewouldratherdoothermen’sworkthanfindfaultwiththeirdoing.Ifearhewasabaddisciplinarian.

           WhenFredstatedthecircumstancesofhisdebt,hiswishtomeetitwithouttroublinghisfather,andthecertaintythatthemoneywouldbeforthcomingsoastocausenooneanyinconvenience,Calebpushedhisspectaclesupward,listened,lookedintohisfavorite’sclearyoungeyes,andbelievedhim,notdistinguishingconfidenceaboutthefuturefromveracityaboutthepast;buthefeltthatitwasanoccasionforafriendlyhintastoconduct,andthatbeforegivinghissignaturehemustgivearatherstrongadmonition.

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