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Father Stafford

CHAPTER I
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I should be much interested in meeting him.

I've heard so much of his work and his preaching." "Yes," said Lady Claudia, "and his penances and fasting, and so on." "Poor old Stafford!" said Eugene.

"It's quite enough for him that a thing's pleasant to make it wrong." "Not your philosophy, Master Eugene!" said the Rector.
"No, Doctor." "But what's this vow ?" asked Kate.
"There's no such thing as a binding vow of celibacy in the Anglican Church," announced Miss Chambers.
"Is that right, Doctor ?" said Lady Claudia.
"God bless me, my dear," said the Rector, "I don't know.

There wasn't in my time." "But, Eugene, surely I'm right," persisted Aunt Jane.

"His Bishop can dispense him from it, can't he ?" "Don't know," answered Eugene.


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