[The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him by Paul Leicester Ford]@TWC D-Link bookThe Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him CHAPTER XVII 19/19
Some which I would rather not have answered, but since she asked them I could not bring myself to dodge them.
She asked me to come and see her again.
It is probably nothing but a passing interest, such as this class feel for the moment."-- [Then Peter carefully inked out "such as this class feel for the moment," and reproved himself that his bitterness at--at--at one experience, should make him condemn a whole class]--"but if she asks me again I shall go, for there is something very sweet and noble about her.
I think she is probably some great personage." Later on in the letter he wrote: "If you do not disapprove, I will put this money in the savings bank, in a special or trustee account, and use it for any good that I can do for the people about here.
I gave the case my service, and do not think I am entitled to take pay when the money can be so much better employed for the benefit of the people I tried to help.".
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