[The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him by Paul Leicester Ford]@TWC D-Link bookThe Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him CHAPTER IX 6/15
Holding his principal's hat, I believe, is the most serious duty that falls to him, though perhaps not stepping on the bridal dresses is more difficult. My Mamma wants me to drive with her, so this must be continued in our next. Aff., W. Peter did not read law that morning.
But after sitting in his chair for a couple of hours, looking at the opposite wall, and seeing something quite different, he took his pen, and without pause, or change of face, wrote two letters, as follows: DEAR WATTS: You hardly surprised me by your letter.
I had suspected, both from your frequent visits to the Shrubberies, and from a way in which you occasionally spoke of Miss Pierce, that you loved her.
After seeing her, I felt that it was not possible you did not.
So I was quite prepared for your news.
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