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Mr. Standfast

CHAPTER ONE
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The car will be at the door tomorrow to catch the ten-thirty, and I will give you the address of the rooms that have been taken for you ...

Beyond that I have nothing to say, except to beg you to play the part well and keep your temper.
You behaved very nicely at dinner.' I asked one last question as we said good night in the hall.

'Shall I see you again ?' 'Soon, and often,' was the answer.

'Remember we are colleagues.' I went upstairs feeling extraordinarily comforted.

I had a perfectly beastly time ahead of me, but now it was all glorified and coloured with the thought of the girl who had sung 'Cherry Ripe' in the garden.
I commended the wisdom of that old serpent Bullivant in the choice of his intermediary, for I'm hanged if I would have taken such orders from anyone else..


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