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COKESON.[WithStupefaction]Good-morning.Thecashiergoesoutthroughtheouteroffice.COKESONsitsdowninhisch ...
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Later,averylittlelater,theshadowyfigureoftheboystoodbeforehim."I'vebeenthinking,"stammeredDavid,"tha ...
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COKESON.Youquiteunderstand-thepartywasinsomedistress;and,havingchildrenwithher,Iallowedmyfeelings--- ...
IhavenowtoldyouwithwhatmotivesIhavesupportedeachmeasureandcause,andwhatmypositionisinpoliticsasfaras ...
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JAMES.Youmaydependonit,myboy,ifamanisgoingtodothissortofthinghe'lldoit,pressureornopressure;ifheisn' ...
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IhavenowtoldyouwithwhatmotivesIhavesupportedeachmeasureandcause,andwhatmypositionisinpoliticsasfaras ...
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WALTER.Good-morning,Cokeson.COKESON.[Alwayswithacertainpatronageastoayoungmanwhomightbedoingbetter]M ...
"Why,David,"demurredMr.Jackinavoicethatshookalittle,"areyousure?Didshesayjustthat?You--youmustbemist ...
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