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Love Eternal

CHAPTER XVI
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Talk of a mailed fist, that young beggar has one like a pole-axe.

Now I must go to telegraph to all those people.

Temporary indisposition, yes--temporary indisposition, that's it.

Good-bye, my holy friend.

You won't do as much mischief in one day again in a hurry, spy as hard as you like." Then Sir John departed, nursing his cut lips with one hand and his broken umbrella with the other.
Mr.Knight watched him go, and said to himself: "I thought that I disliked the daughter, but the father is worse.
Offensive, purse-proud, vulgar beast! How dare he speak to me like that! I'm glad, yes, I'm glad Godfrey knocked him down, though I suppose there will be a scandal.


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