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Sevenoaks

CHAPTER XVI
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A patch of fire burned on either cheek.

His eyes were bloodshot.
"Oh God! Oh God!" he exclaimed, and buried his face in his hands.
"Fudge!" said Mr.Belcher.

"What do you make an ass of yourself for ?" "If you'll take these things out of the room, and see that I drink nothing to-night, I'll do anything.

They are hell and damnation to me.
Don't you see?
Have you no pity on me?
Take them away!" Mr.Belcher was surprised, but he had secured the promise he was after, and so he coolly rose and removed the offensive temptation.
Yates sat down as limp as if he had had a sunstroke.

After sitting a long time in silence, he looked up, and begged for the privilege of sleeping in the house.


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