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Chapter 30

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           "Iknowit,Herbert,"saidI,withmyheadstillturnedaway,"butIcan’thelpit."

           "Youcan’tdetachyourself?"

           "No.Impossible!"

           "Youcan’ttry,Handel?"

           "No.Impossible!"

           "Well!"saidHerbert,gettingupwithalivelyshakeasifhehadbeenasleep,andstirringthefire,"nowI’llendeavortomakemyselfagreeableagain!"

           Sohewentroundtheroomandshookthecurtainsout,putthechairsintheirplaces,tidiedthebooksandsoforththatwerelyingabout,lookedintothehall,peepedintotheletter-box,shutthedoor,andcamebacktohischairbythefire:wherehesatdown,nursinghisleftleginbotharms.

           "Iwasgoingtosayawordortwo,Handel,concerningmyfatherandmyfather’sson.Iamafraiditisscarcelynecessaryformyfather’ssontoremarkthatmyfather’sestablishmentisnotparticularlybrilliantinitshousekeeping."

           "Thereisalwaysplenty,Herbert,"saidI,tosaysomethingencouraging.

           "Oyes!andsothedustmansays,Ibelieve,withthestrongestapproval,andsodoesthemarine-storeshopinthebackstreet.Gravely,Handel,forthesubjectisgraveenough,youknowhowitisaswellasIdo.Isupposetherewasatimeoncewhenmyfatherhadnotgivenmattersup;butifevertherewas,thetimeisgone.

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