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The Ambassadors

BOOK Fifth
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You've asked me about what you call my hitch, and so far as it goes she'll explain it to you.

She's herself my hitch, hang it--if you must really have it all out.

But in a sense," he hastened in the most wonderful manner to add, "that you'll quite make out for yourself.

She's too good a friend, confound her.

Too good, I mean, for me to leave without--without--" It was his first hesitation.
"Without what ?" "Well, without my arranging somehow or other the damnable terms of my sacrifice." "It WILL be a sacrifice then ?" "It will be the greatest loss I ever suffered.


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