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Born in Exile

CHAPTER III
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He imagined he was meeting Godwin on equal ground, but the sensibility of the proletarian could not thus be deceived.
There was a brief silence, during which each looked away from the other.
'Still keep up your geology ?' was Warricombe's next question.
'I can just say that I haven't forgotten it all.' 'I'm afraid that's more than I can.

During my Cambridge time it caused disagreeable debates with my father.

You remember that his science is of the old school.

I wouldn't say a word to disparage him.

I believe the extent of his knowledge is magnificent; but he can't get rid of that old man of the sea, the Book of Genesis.


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