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           —Letme,saidhe,sofarpresumeuponouracquaintancewhich,howeverslightitmayappearifjudgedbythestandardofmeretime,isfounded,asIhopeandbelieve,onasentimentofmutualesteemastorequestofyouthisfavour.But,shouldIhaveoversteppedthelimitsofreserveletthesincerityofmyfeelingsbetheexcuseformyboldness.

           —No,rejoinedtheother,IappreciatetothefullthemotiveswhichactuateyourconductandIshalldischargetheofficeyouentrusttomeconsoledbythereflectionthat,thoughtheerrandbeoneofsorrow,thisproofofyourconfidencesweetensinsomemeasurethebitternessofthecup.

           —Thensuffermetotakeyourhand,saidhe.Thegoodnessofyourheart,Ifeelsure,willdictatetoyoubetterthanmyinadequatewordstheexpressionswhicharemostsuitabletoconveyanemotionwhosepoignancy,wereItogiveventtomyfeelings,woulddeprivemeevenofspeech.

           Andoffwithhimandouttryingtowalkstraight.Boosedatfiveo’clock.NighthewasnearbeinglaggedonlyPaddyLeonardknewthebobby,14A.BlindtotheworldupinashebeeninBridestreetafterclosingtime,fornicatingwithtwoshawlsandabullyonguard,drinkingporteroutofteacups.AndcallinghimselfaFrenchyfortheshawls,JosephManuo,andtalkingagainsttheCatholicreligion,andheservingmassinAdamandEve’swhenhewasyoungwithhiseyesshut,whowrotethenewtestament,andtheoldtestament,andhuggingandsmugging.