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Evan Harrington

CHAPTER XIII
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I call it a shame, I do.

There's that poor young creature up-stairs-somebody's victim she is: and nobody's to suffer but herself, the little fool!' 'Yes,' said Raikes.

'Ah! we regret these things in after life!' and he looked as if he had many gentlemanly burdens of the kind on his conscience.
'It 's a wonder, to my mind,' remarked the landlady, when she had placidly surveyed Mr.Raikes, 'how young gals can let some of you men-folk mislead 'em.' She turned from him huffily, and addressed Evan: 'The old gentleman is gone, sir.

He slept on a chair, breakfasted, and was off before eight.

He left word, as the child was born on his birthright, he'd provide for it, and pay the mother's bill, unless you claimed the right.


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