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him. He was doing no good here. He wasn't working. And he was getting enervated in the midst of all his relations. He has developed a sudden energy; it would be a pity to stifle it. I . . . I simply could not bring myself to do that."
"My boy, do you tell your aunt. Tell Papa, too, tell all of them, tell his sisters and Alex. I . . . I can't tell them. I should only cry. I'm going upstairs, to my room. You'll tell them, won't you? You'll make it appear as if it's all right, as if it's quite natural, as if it's all for the best."
"Yes, Mummie dear, you go upstairs. I . . . I'll tell it them, I'll tell all of them. . . ."
