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The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him

CHAPTER VII
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"They say New York's full of temptations," she said.
"I suppose it is, mother," replied Peter, "to those who want to be tempted." "I know I can trust you, Peter," said his mother, proudly, "but I want you to promise me one thing." "What ?" "That if you do yield, if you do what you oughtn't to, you'll write and tell me about it ?" Mrs.Stirling put her arms about Peter's neck, and looked wistfully into his face.
Peter was not blind to what this world is.

Perhaps, had his mother known it as he did, she might have seen how unfair her petition was.

He did not like to say yes, and could not say no.
"I'll try to go straight, mother," he replied, "but that's a good deal to promise." "It's all I'm going to ask of you, Peter," urged Mrs.Stirling.
"I have gone through four years of my life with nothing in it I couldn't tell her," thought Peter.

"If that's possible, I guess another four is." Then he said aloud, "Well, mother, since you want it, I'll do it." The reason of Peter's eagerness to get to New York, was chiefly to have something definite to do.

He tried to obtain this distraction of occupation, at present, in a characteristic way, by taking excessively long walks, and by struggling with his mother's winter supply of wood.
He thought that every long stride and every swing of the axe was working him free from the crushing lack of purpose that had settled upon him.


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