[The Willoughby Captains by Talbot Baines Reed]@TWC D-Link bookThe Willoughby Captains CHAPTER SIXTEEN 9/22
Telson had to admit that his turn _had_ come, and relieved himself by announcing that he would _prithee_ his candid chronicler some day in a way which would astonish him. "`Meditations at breakfast,' continued the diary.
`The world is very big.
I am small in the world.
I will ambition twenty lines for gross conduct with Harrison--throwing bread I repent entirely.
Parson wanted me to do his "Caesar" for him.'" "Oh, what a whacker!" exclaimed Parson. "`I declined, owing to not knowing--'" "I can believe that!" added Parson. "`Both detained for gross conduct not knowing verbs my home is far away. Let out at 12:28.'" "What rot it is!" exclaimed Parson, looking up.
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