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Chapter 37

           CASAUBON—Ihavegivenalldueconsiderationtoyourletterofyesterday,butIamunabletotakepreciselyyourviewofourmutualposition.Withthefullestacknowledgmentofyourgenerousconducttomeinthepast,Imuststillmaintainthatanobligationofthiskindcannotfairlyfettermeasyouappeartoexpectthatitshould.Grantedthatabenefactor’swishesmayconstituteaclaim;theremustalwaysbeareservationastothequalityofthosewishes.Theymaypossiblyclashwithmoreimperativeconsiderations.Orabenefactor’svetomightimposesuchanegationonaman’slifethattheconsequentblankmightbemorecruelthanthebenefactionwasgenerous.Iammerelyusingstrongillustrations.InthepresentcaseIamunabletotakeyourviewofthebearingwhichmyacceptanceofoccupation—notenrichingcertainly,butnotdishonorable—willhaveonyourownpositionwhichseemstometoosubstantialtobeaffectedinthatshadowymanner.AndthoughIdonotbelievethatanychangeinourrelationswilloccur(certainlynonehasyetoccurred)whichcannullifytheobligationsimposedonmebythepast,pardonmefornotseeingthatthoseobligationsshouldrestrainmefromusingtheordinaryfreedomoflivingwhereIchoose,andmaintainingmyselfbyanylawfuloccupationImaychoose.Regrettingthatthereexiststhisdifferencebetweenusastoarelationinwhichtheconferringofbenefitshasbeenentirelyonyourside—

           Iremain,yourswithpersistentobligation,WILLLADISLAW."

           PoorMr.

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