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He paused a moment till the silence was perfect and then he said, with a pretense of reading a notice from a sheet of paper: "Oh, that's so," acquiesced Patricia. "I suppose you do have to be there for that private view of the panels." The major was fairly well-to-do, having, besides his pension, considerable private property, and he determined in the goodness of his heart, that "the boys," as he fondly called them, should have every advantage in starting life. He sent them both to Harrow, and when they left that school, he called upon them to choose their professions. Maurice, more of an athlete than a scholar, selected the army, and the delighted major, who highly approved of his choice, entered him at Sandhurst. Of a more reflective nature and studious mind, David wished to become a lawyer, with a possible idea of ending as Lord Chancellor; and accordingly his guardian sent him to Oxford..
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The talk went on mostly about the Canyon. Bob noticed, however, that Jerry King took very little part in the conversation. He didn’t seem exactly unwilling to talk, but his remarks were few and far between. And when they came they were short and matter of fact. Mr. Whitney appeared not to notice this much. It was rather as if he was used to Jerry’s manner. But Bob, however, felt that he was going to have a hard job in thawing out this chap who was to be his companion through the summer. He wanted to make friends but Jerry seemed to repulse every advance he made.I tried logging in using my phone number and I
was supposed to get a verification code text,but didn't
get it. I clicked resend a couple time, tried the "call
me instead" option twice but didn't get a call
either. the trouble shooting had no info on if the call
me instead fails.There was
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"Don't say another word till I get back," she said, authoritatively, and was gone before any questions could be formed. Judith nudged her sharply. "Miss Jinny's got her hand unwrapped and it's a ring!" she hissed. "I am afraid it is too late for me to take your advice, doctor," he said, merrily. "I am in love." Bruce rose and held out his hand to Patricia, who was flushing painfully..
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