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Beauchamp’s Career

CHAPTER III
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I shall be glad when you are here in Summer to see them.' Nevil despatched the following: 'I thank you, but I shall not cash the cheque.

The Steynham tale is this: I happened to be out at night, and stopped the keepers in chase of a young fellow trespassing.

I caught him myself, but recognized him as one of a family I take an interest in, and let him run before they came up.
My uncle heard a gun; I sent the head gamekeeper word in the morning to out with it all.

Uncle E.was annoyed, and we had a rough parting.

If you are rewarding me for this, I have no right to it.' Mrs.Beauchamp rejoined: 'Your profession should teach you subordination, if it does nothing else that is valuable to a Christian gentleman.


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