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The Adventures of Harry Richmond

CHAPTER VII
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The image of Rippenger's school overshadowed me at this communication.

With some melancholy I said: 'You'll join your friends, won't you ?' She snapped her fingers: 'Mumpers!' and walked on carelessly.
We were now on the great heaths.

They brought the memory of my father vividly; the smell of the air half inclined me to turn my steps toward London, I grew so full of longing for him.

Nevertheless I resolved to have one gaze at Riversley, my aunt Dorothy, and Sewis, the old grey-brown butler, and the lamb that had grown a sheep; wonderful contrasts to my grand kings of England career.

My first clear recollection of Riversley was here, like an outline of a hill seen miles away.


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