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Septimus

CHAPTER VI
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I'm not an avaricious man.

But a great business requires capital--and to spend money merely in flogging the invertebrate is waste--desperate waste." It was the first time that Zora had heard the note of depression.
"Now that you are here, you must stay for a breathing space," she said kindly.

"You must forget it, put it out of your mind, take a holiday.
Strong as you are, you are not cast iron, and if you broke down, think what a disaster it would be for the Cure." "Will you help me to have a holiday ?" She laughed.

"To the best of my ability--and provided you don't want to make me shock Nunsmere too much." He waved his hand in the direction of the village and said, Napoleonically: "I'll look after Nunsmere.

I have the motor here.


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