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CHAPTER XIV
19/38

There's no public-house in New Wanley, and there won't be.' (It just flashed across Adela's mind that Mutimer drank wine himself.) 'There's no bad language if I can help it.
The children 'll be brought up to respect the human nature that's in them, to honour their parents, and act justly and kindly to all they have dealings with.

Isn't there a good deal of religion in that, Adela ?' 'Yes, but not all.

Not the most important part' 'Well, as you say, we'll talk over that some other time.

And now I'm sorry I can't stay any longer.

I've twenty or thirty letters to get written before post-time.' Adela rose as he did.
'If there's ever anything I can do to help you,' she said modestly, 'you will not fail to ask me ?' 'That I won't What I want you to do now is to read what I've marked in those books.


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