[The Celt and Saxon by George Meredith]@TWC D-Link bookThe Celt and Saxon CHAPTER X 6/16
I never could go half way.
This idea of a commencement gives me a view of the finish. Would you care to try it ?' 'If I'm no wiser after two or three years of the world I mean to make a better acquaintance with,' Patrick replied.
'Over there at home one catches the fever, you know.
They have my feelings, and part of my judgement, and whether that's the weaker part I can't at present decide. My taste is for quiet farming and breeding.' 'Friendship, as far as possible; union, if the terms are fair,' said Philip.
'It's only the name of union now; supposing it a concession that is asked of them; say, sacrifice; it might be made for the sake of what our people would do to strengthen the nation.
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