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The President

CHAPTER III
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He was given a brace of assistants to protect, as he said, the subscribers; for be it known that Richard of the many blemishes knew no more of newspaper work than he did of navigation.
Mr.Gwynn found Mrs.Hanway-Harley's dinner invitation awaiting him; it was for the next evening.

He brought it to Richard.
"You will go, Mr.Gwynn," said that gentleman.

"I will consider; and to-morrow I will tell you what you are to say." Richard has been referred to as a soul of many blemishes.

The chief of these was his cynicism, although that cynicism had a cause if not a reason.

With other traits, the same either virtues or vices according to the occasion and the way they were turned, Richard was sensitive.


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