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The Ambassadors

BOOK Sixth
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The matter's perfectly simple.

New reasons--reasons as new as the facts themselves--are wanted; and of this our friends at Woollett--Chad's and mine--were at the earliest moment definitely notified.

If any are producible Mrs.
Pocock will produce them; she'll bring over the whole collection.
They'll be," he added with a pensive smile "a part of the 'fun' you speak of." She was quite in the current now and floating by his side.

"It's Mamie--so far as I've had it from you--who'll be their great card." And then as his contemplative silence wasn't a denial she significantly added: "I think I'm sorry for her." "I think I am!"-- and Strether sprang up, moving about a little as her eyes followed him.

"But it can't be helped." "You mean her coming out can't be ?" He explained after another turn what he meant.


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