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The Newcomes

CHAPTER III
16/19

His delivery is grander and more impressive than any divine now in England.

His sermons you have subscribed for, and likewise his book of elegant poems, which are pronounced to be very fine.
"When he returned from Calais, and those horrid lawyers had left off worriting him, I thought as his frame was much shattered and he was too weak to take a curacy, that he could not do better than become Clive's tutor, and agreed to pay him out of your handsome donation of 250 pounds for Clive, a sum of one hundred pounds per year, so that, when the board of the two and Clive's clothing are taken into consideration, I think you will see that no great profit is left to Miss Martha Honeyman.
"Charles talks to me of his new church in London, and of making me some grand allowance.

The poor boy is very affectionate, and always building castles in the air, and of having Clive to live with him in London.

Now this mustn't be, and I won't hear of it.

Charles is too kind to be a schoolmaster, and Master Clive laughs at him.


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