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[Assistant] Motivate and retain wisely with money, recognition, and training. Face into charged relationships without flinching.


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[Assistant] Pay ample attention to your largest constituency, the middle 70%.


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[Assistant] And finally, get that org chart flattened and straightened out.


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[Assistant] These six practices take time. That's true. But companies are not buildings, machines, or technologies. They are people.


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[Assistant] Besides managing them, what work matters more?


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[Assistant] Okay, so now we're going to talk about four next loops. There are another loop structure and they're, they're more straightforward than the other ones, I think.


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[Assistant] Uhm, to do this, I, some, I,


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[Assistant] I'm going to add a worksheet here and I'm going to call it for next loops.


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[Assistant] And I'm going to go to the editor and in my loops module here, I'm going to write a subroutine.


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[Assistant] I want to select the right sheet and I want to clear its context. So I'm going to for next loops. I'm going to select the sheet I just named and clear its contents. And then what I'm going to do is write a for next loop, which all a for next loop does is, um, loop through a range of numbers.


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[Assistant] Uh, loop through a range of numbers and it looks like this. It loops through a range of numbers


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[Assistant] So the number of times you are going to run code depends on the range of numbers you select. So it looks like this.


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[Assistant] For i equal to zero to 10, next i, that's a for next loop. And what I should do really is declare dim i as long. So I have a variable here and this variable i.


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[Assistant] Is the counter variable that changes every time through the loop.


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[Assistant] And it changes when it gets to this line, next i. So the first line, all it does is say,


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[Assistant] Set your counter variable equal to some number. Some initial number.


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[Assistant] And in this case, my initial number is one. So the first time through the loop, I is going to be one and then, um, set the range that this, uh, this counter variable is going to go to. Well, it's going to start at one and it's going to go until 10.


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[Assistant] And what's gonna make it move from 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 all the way to 10 is this next, uh, keyword. Right here. And then you put the name of the variable again, nextI. So.


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[Assistant] This is the initial value of your counter variable and the next is going to increment that value until it reaches the, the, uh, the range


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[Assistant] That you put in here, uh, I shouldn't say the range, the highest, the highest index that you have here. Maybe not highest index is the right way to say it. Uhm, the limit of this for next loop, uh, counter variable, it's 10. So we can see this, uh, by,


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[Assistant] Just doing something, we could see how this works by just doing something like this. Um, what I'm going to do is range a one dot value. No, I'll do something like this cells. I comma one dot value is equal to I.


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[Assistant] And what this is going to do is put whatever our i variable has in it into


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[Assistant] Into cell 1, column 1.


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[Assistant] Next time through, it's going to do cell two column two, et cetera. So let's run this first. Let's step through it actually. So I put a break point there. Notice I is set to zero until it gets to this line. And then if I step through, I is equal to one now.


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[Assistant] Is going to take that value one and put it in cells one comma one dot value.


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[Assistant] And there it is. There's cell one comma one and its value is now one. And now this next I watch this makes I go from one down here to two. So right there went from one to two and you immediately are back in the code.


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[Assistant] Cell 2 comma 1 is now going to be equal to 2, so if I run this, there's 2.


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[Assistant] You can see i is 2, and now when I step through, i is gonna be 3, and there's i is 3. And so if you run this, just remove the breakpoint.


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[Assistant] I've inserted values in cell, you know,


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[Assistant] A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6. So I'm moving down the row because I have a variable here for the row.


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[Assistant] The number is changing because i is just looping from the initial value to the ending value from 1 to 10. Now the cool thing about this is that, you know, it's very simple.


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[Assistant] It's simpler than the do while because there's no conditions. I'm not checking any conditions like we saw in the do while and do until.


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[Assistant] There were conditions that we were checking. Here I'm not checking any conditions. I just am looping, you know, a set number of times.


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[Assistant] In this case, I looped 10 times. I could change this to zero and I could run this. Oops, actually.


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[Assistant] I can't change it to zero because I can't have a row that is zero. Rows start at one here. What I can do is just do this. I plus one.


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[Assistant] And I just want to show you what will happen if I do that, if I run it. Now I, I started zero and the value I put in, into


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[Assistant] Uh, cell A1 is zero because the first time through the loop, i is set to zero. So this would be zero. And since i is set to zero.


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[Assistant] You know, zero plus one is one. So in cell one, one, I put the value zero and I loop 11 times.


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[Assistant] So you could change the range that, you could change how many times you're going to loop. You know, you could start at 1 or you could start at 0. Uhm, you could go up to 50 or 150. You could, this is a very simple loop. It's just saying I want to loop


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[Assistant] This next I increments by one, but you can change it. So let's say I want to go from, you know, one to 20.


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[Assistant] But I want to go in two, so I can go step two.


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[Assistant] If I do this step, this is a keyword, this is, this is a keyword that will, instead of


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[Assistant] Instead of incrementing by one, it'll increment by two. So if I run this now.


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[Assistant] You know, you put one in cell 1-1, but then when it went to the next, here we could step through it.


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[Assistant] When it, when it gets to this line, you know, it put, it just put one in, in cell A1. Now when I do this, I went from one to three because of the step two. So now I is equal to three and now it puts three in cell, uh, A3, row three, column one. And then again, it's going to add two.


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[Assistant] And I is going to become five. So this step sort of controls what the, your, uh,


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[Assistant] The increment of your, of your variable here, of your counter variable.


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[Assistant] And you can also step backwards. So you could do something like this for I equal to 20 to one step, negative two negative. Yeah. You could do step negative two. You could run it like this and.


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[Assistant] The first time through the loop, look what happens. If we, we, we get two, four, six, eight going on the 20, but look what happens here. If you run this the first time through the loop, I is 20. So in, in cell row 20, column one, that's down here. I'm going to put the value, uh, I.


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[Assistant] So, there you see the 20 in row 20, column 1. And then what happens is you move up, so now i is 18 because I'm stepping negative. I went from 20 and then I subtract 2, so now i is 18. So now I am in row 18, column 1, and I put i which is 18.


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[Assistant] So, the step, uh, keyword controls, do you want to...


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[Assistant] Do you want to increment just by 1? Or do you want to increment by 10 or by 5?


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[Assistant] And then you could change your initial value if you wanted to step backwards or step forward.


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[Assistant] Uh, 99% of the time you're gonna do something like this from 1 to 100, uh, and then you're probably not gonna have a step and you're just gonna run some code that loops 100 times or something like that.


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[Assistant] And it's the same thing. So that's all, that's all this loop structure does. You know, in the do until and do while, we had conditions that we were checking and the loop would stop depending on those conditions, right?


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[Assistant] But here, you're not checking any conditions, you're just saying, I wanna loop a hundred times, I wanna do this, I wanna do some code a hundred times, or a million times, or something like that.


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[Assistant] Uh, in the next, uh, video, I'll go through an example, uh, practical example of using these, this for next loop.


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[Assistant] I didn't, I didn't die. You're still not saying what you came in to say. What is it?


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[Assistant] I need you to understand something. This whole thing with Franco has been really really tough on Sam.


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[Assistant] I kind of figured, uh oh, they got into some trouble and they're just trying to get away from it.


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[Assistant] It was so fast paced, it was so quick. Uh, just me looking at him like, to me it's just like wow.


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[Assistant] It's always, you know, an exaggeration and a parody and, you know, kind of a freak show. Which I think those of us who cover North Korea find a little bit distressing because it's not.


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[Assistant] We are learning stunning new details about President Trump's extraordinary fire and fury threat tonight. Multiple sources telling CNN the president ad-libbed those words. They were improvised on the fly.


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[Assistant] But it would be picked up by... But that's now in training. Oh, they have that in training.


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[Assistant] It's incredible, the spending is much money on that. But the thing is, the players are the assets. They're spending that much money on the players. If you can keep a player fit...


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[Assistant] Uh, I start to think about it. I started to see it probably with David Beckham. Not in the sense of medical treatment or...


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[Assistant] The big game changer for you. The big game changer, not the big game changer, what's happening before our eyes is for everything to become recorded.


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[Assistant] And ultimately that's because of the content. The content is valuable. We've seen introductions of new companies, we've seen Sky obviously looking at strength in their position. It's, it's essentially something that isn't going to go away because people love, whether we like it or not, they love the Premier League. Everywhere I go around the world.


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[Assistant] Have you ever heard of Dwayne Ballew? He's a Clevelander.


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[Assistant] And he's the chairman of the American Cancer Society.


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[Assistant] And very interested in the Relay for Life. Gonna be a great discussion.


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[Assistant] Exactly. And you've been in Cleveland since in the 80s?


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[Assistant] You know, isn't that something? It's a small world. I just ate lunch over there. Did you?


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[Assistant] How in the world, what are the, what are the odds? Pretty, pretty low problem. My wife worked there. Tamela Hethcox at the time. She was in the cafeteria or something. Cafeteria, yea.


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[Assistant] I stopped and talked to one for a little while.


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[Assistant] People don't, people do that still, but it's almost like they're trying to see which side you're on of some sort.


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[Assistant] Whether it be religion or politics or schools or, you know, who cares? Let's just live, right?


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[Assistant] I guess young people don't even know what we're talking about.


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[Assistant] I'm more interested in the why. The why people did stuff. Not that I'm critical, I'm just curious as to why. Should I have that why? I guess I'm thinking.


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[Assistant] Do you think that ultimately we're trying to solve our, our, our, our own questions by asking them theirs? Not that it's a related thing, but somebody might say, uh,


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[Assistant] Well, uh, for instance, I had, uh, I was going through a real bad burnout one time and I asked this guy, I said, uh, he was really wealthy and, uh, he didn't need to work. And I said, uh,


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[Assistant] I said, you ever get burnt out? And he said, yeah. I said, what do you do? And he said, well, you just look at your kids.


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[Assistant] And I said, what do you mean? He said, well, just look at your kids. And I said, I don't understand. He said, I'm telling you, just look at your kids. So I guess it's.


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[Assistant] Is there a reason to do it after you, you know...


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[Assistant] As far as, as far as this decision I'm getting ready to make is, is, is, yeaah, I'm gonna be involved with it for six months a year, three months a year, but it's not five years. Right. And that sometimes is refreshing.


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[Assistant] At least you can get a plan and with a plan you can, you can, you can, you can deal with it a little bit better.


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[Assistant] I've seen the cars drive around, they got pretty nice, uh, you know, identifying cars.


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[Assistant] Well, longer than that, but I guess of some cohesiveness of experience and stuff that they can look back on and build on. So maybe now's the time.


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[Assistant] You know, I had this friend of mine about three years ago, I won't say his name, he's a really good friend of mine, and he got, uh, melanoma cancer, and, uh, he was dying.


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[Assistant] And I went out to his house and he was on the living room that made a sort of a makeshift couch for him or way for him to sleep. And I just told him.


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[Assistant] Somewhere, Houston or somewhere, got on some kind of treatment.


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[Assistant] And I mean to, I mean to tell you today, that's been three years ago, you wouldn't call him a name, cause he might whip you.


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[Assistant] Have you seen that thing where the futuristic things where they're, uh, the way I understand it, they're gonna clone yourself and let it


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[Assistant] Grow at the same age as the same time you age and, and then you got replacement parts.


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[Assistant] Well we got that too, on top of this money, smart people.


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[Assistant] Hey, didn't I see a thing where George Jetson was, uh,


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[Assistant] Like a year ago, and it might have been two years ago where he would have been born today, like last year.


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[Assistant] And, and, and, and the futuristic, in other words, what they're doing, cause they went back and looked at when the show was supposed to, time it was, he was supposed to be born, so somewhere in the next 50 years, and there's not a whole lot on there that, that we haven't seen.


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[Assistant] Uh, you know, this, uh, trans- trans- uh, transportation. Right. But boy, it's exciting times, isn't it? It is.


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[Assistant] Me and you have seen the, we've seen the landlines, the invention of the microwave, you know, the microwave.


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[Assistant] You know, you see some of these people that were 197 and 98 years old. You think, you think about it. They were here when Jesse James was robbing trains.


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[Assistant] I never can figure out what to eat cause they've got so many, you know, they got, it's like eating a Piccadilly or something. It's just, which one do I get?


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[Assistant] They say they like to be a hundred, a hundred miles away. Now can you imagine somebody that thinking that far ahead


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[Assistant] Did you see that new, that movie last year, uh, Mr. Rogers? I did. Do you remember the point where, part where he said, uh,


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[Assistant] Explain how that works. I know that on that mor- that Saturday morning they have some streets blocked off maybe or some, some traffic. So how many, how many, does they have a-


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[Assistant] A relay for life in every community or is it just here?


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[Assistant] And you know, this has got to be helpful for the ones that are going through cancer because you just, you just can't, they just can't talk about it or vent enough probably, can they?


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[Assistant] That may be as important as, as, as, you know what I'm saying, as far as helping these, helping the people that have it.


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[Assistant] Well I tell you what, I had no idea. Just to be honest with you.


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[Assistant] I had no idea that it was such a big organization.


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[Assistant] Community, what better thing to do than to join an organization that's everybody's there for another reason besides just themselves.


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[Assistant] They have to be very strong people.


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[Assistant] That deal with that and come out of it and even people that's got family members that are going through it. My grandmother went through it and, uh, she wrote a real


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[Assistant] Story about dealing with cancer, you know, it was, ah, it was terrible.


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[Assistant] Do you send the money up to the organization? I know it goes to a good cause, but is that, I mean that's uh,


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[Assistant] President of the American Cancer Society. What's his name? Uh, starts with a B.


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[Assistant] I've watched him on some of his, uh, uh, just his talks, and you can tell he really cares. It just comes out in everything he says.


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[Assistant] I know one thing, cancer has really got an opponent now.


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[Assistant] Chapter 4 Learning to Fly While Mr. and Mrs. Darling were running home,


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[Assistant] Peter Pan was quickly making the children excited about going to Neverland.


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[Assistant] Then he asked them each to try flying, but they could not. I suppose that we will have to stay home, said Wendy sadly.


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[Assistant] In her heart she thought it was probably the best idea.


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[Assistant] But Peter continued to persuade her to come with him.


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[Assistant] Then he turned to John and Michael and said,


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[Assistant] cried John happily. They tried to fly again, but they still couldn't.


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[Assistant] Then Peter told Tinkerbell to give him some of her fairy dust.


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[Assistant] He blew some of the dust onto each child and the results were amazing. The children began to fly.


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[Assistant] When Mr. and Mrs. Darling and Nana arrived in their yard, they looked up into the nursery and saw three little people flying in the air.


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[Assistant] They then looked again and realized that there were really four people. Someone was in the room with their children. They ran into the house and up the stairs.


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[Assistant] They would have been able to stop the children from going to Neverland


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[Assistant] But the stars saw them go into the house and they blew open the window and whispered to Peter, Hurry Peter, adults are coming.


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[Assistant] He then flew outside into the night sky.


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[Assistant] Wendy, John, and Michael all followed behind him closely.


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[Assistant] A few moments later, Nana pushed open the door of the nursery.


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[Assistant] And Mr. and Mrs. Darling rushed into the nursery. The children's beds were all empty.


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[Assistant] They ran to the window, but could not see anything.


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[Assistant] The stars led Peter Pan and his new friends back toward the Neverland.


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[Assistant] They were flying toward the second on the right and then straight forward until morning. It was just the same as Peter had told them. Wendy was worried that they would get lost.


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[Assistant] She wondered how Peter could find the Neverland when there were so many mountains and seas.


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[Assistant] At first, all the children were so excited about flying that they didn't worry about the danger. But there were many dangers.


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[Assistant] Sometimes they would hit a cloud and would not be able to see. Sometimes they would even become tired and began to fall towards the ocean below them. Peter would not help the children until they were about to hit the water.


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[Assistant] Before, he would fly down quickly and save them.


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[Assistant] Peter Pan cared more about showing off to Wendy than about saving their lives.


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[Assistant] He flew over to a bird and took some food from its feet.


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[Assistant] This was the way that Peter fed the children during the flight to Neverland. Peter was a terrible show off. He was also often mean.


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[Assistant] But Peter just smiled at her and waited for what felt like a very long time.


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[Assistant] Finally he flew at top speed and grasped Michael's foot just a few seconds before he hit the ground. Wendy was angry at Peter, but she was still polite.


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[Assistant] She knew that they must be nice to Peter or else they would all become lost. If he left us we would not know what to do, she told Michael and John. We could fly back home, said Michael. But we cannot find our way home without Peter.


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[Assistant] Peter could fly much better and faster than the other children, so he would often disappear for long times.


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[Assistant] When he came back, he would describe some conversation he just had with a mermaid or a star.


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[Assistant] All of the golden stars in the sky were shining brightly on the island of Neverland.


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[Assistant] Really the children had seen it in past dreams.


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[Assistant] Now they were really there and it was not just a dream. As they flew closer to the Neverland, the stars all disappeared. Suddenly the island looked dark and scary.


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[Assistant] The children knew that there were no night lights in the Neverland and also no mommy, daddy, or nana. Peter flew close to the children now.


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[Assistant] They were flying very low and the tops of the trees were just below them. Everyone felt danger all around them.


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[Assistant] He asked. Wendy wanted to stop for tea, but John could not decide.


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[Assistant] Wendy was nervous, and Michael began crying.


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[Assistant] Their mother had told them stories of the terrible and violent Captain Hook.


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[Assistant] John asked, now looking very respectfully at Peter.


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[Assistant] Tinker Bell, who had flown in front of Peter and the children, now came back to them and told them of some danger.


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[Assistant] She said that the pirates had already seen them and they had prepared their biggest gun to shoot them.


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[Assistant] Peter suggested. The fairy agreed and jumped into the hat.


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[Assistant] But she became very angry when John gave the hat to Wendy to wear. They all silently flew after Peter.


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[Assistant] Suddenly a huge shot from the pirate's big gun ended the silence. Boom!


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[Assistant] And she found herself alone in the sky with Tink.


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[Assistant] Wendy would have been safer if she had dropped the hat and Tinkerbell and flown alone because Tink hated Wendy.


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[Assistant] So she jumped out of the hat and moved her hands to show that Wendy should follow her to a safe place.


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[Assistant] Afraid and lost, Wendy followed Tinker Bell toward her death.


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[Assistant] Nana probably made the children believe in Peter Pan.


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[Assistant] Dogs always have very crazy ideas. I'm sure that Wendy will soon forget about Peter Pan.


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[Assistant] Hi, please. This be a natural thing. Where do we come from? Where do we go?


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[Assistant] The hiss of the quenched element, the breakage of the pitcher which I had flung from my hand when I had emptied it,


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[Assistant] And above all, the splash of the shower-bath I had liberally bestowed roused Mr. Rochester at last. Though it was now dark, I knew he was awake.


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[Assistant] In the name of all the elves in Christendom, is that Jane Eyre? he demanded. What have you done with me, witch, sorceress? Who's in the room besides you? Have you plotted to drown me? I will fetch you a candle, sir, and in heaven's name get up.


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[Assistant] Somebody has plotted something. You cannot too soon find out who and what it is.


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[Assistant] But at your peril you fetch a candle yet. Wait two minutes till I get into some dry garments, if any dry there be. Yes, here's my dressing-gown. Now, run.


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[Assistant] I did run. I brought the candle which still remained in the gallery. He took it from my hand, held it up, and surveyed the bed, all blackened and scorched, the sheets drenched, the carpet round swimming in water. What is it? And who did it? he asked. I briefly related to him what had transpired, the strange laugh I had heard in the gallery, the step ascending to the third story, the smoke, the smell of fire which had conducted me to his room.


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[Assistant] In what state I had found matters there, and how I had deluged him with all the water I could lay hands on. He listened very gravely. His face, as I went on, expressed more concern than astonishment. He did not immediately speak when I had concluded. Shall I call Mrs. Fairfax? I asked. Mrs. Fairfax? No. What the deuce would you call her for? What can she do? Let her sleep unmolested.


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[Assistant] Then I will fetch Lair, and wake John and his wife. Not at all. Just be still. You have a shawl on. If you are not warm enough, you may take my cloak, yonder. Wrap it about you, and sit down on the arm-chair. There, I will put it on. Now place your feet on the stool to keep them out of the wet.


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[Assistant] I'm going to leave you a few minutes. I shall take the candle.


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[Assistant] Remain where you are till I return, be as still as a mouse. I must pay a visit to the third story. Don't move, remember, or call anyone." He went. I watched the light withdraw.


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[Assistant] He passed up the gallery very softly, unclosed the staircase door with as little noise as possible, shut it after him, and the last ray vanished. I was left in total darkness. I listened for some noise, but heard nothing. A very long time elapsed. I grew weary. It was cold in spite of the cloak.


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[Assistant] And then I did not see the use of staying as I was not to rouse the house.


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[Assistant] I was on the point of risking Mr. Rochester's displeasure by disobeying his orders, when the light once more gleamed dimly on the gallery wall, and I heard his unshod feet tread the matting.


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[Assistant] We're only pretending that I am their father.


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[Assistant] Because I would seem like an old adult if I was their real father.


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[Assistant] cried Nebs. There is also a lady, isn't there? She isn't dead, is she?


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[Assistant] Oh, Wendy, was one of the lost children named Tootles? Ask Tootles.


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[Assistant] I guess it is a little sad. Sad nibs. I don't think this story can have a happy ending.


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[Assistant] I believed that my mother would always keep the nursery window open for me, so I stayed in Neverland for a few years and then flew back. When I arrived home, the windows were locked.


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[Assistant] Because my mother had forgotten me, and there was another boy sleeping in my bed.


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[Assistant] I'm only toodles, he said, and nobody ever cares what I think.


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[Assistant] But I will fight anyone who doesn't act like a gentleman to Wendy. We will not keep Wendy here against her wishes.


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[Assistant] The Indians will take you and your brothers through the woods and then Tinkerbell will fly you across the sea.


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[Assistant] Or I will open your curtains and all the lost boys will see you wearing your night clothes.


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[Assistant] She would say that I was getting old, and I never want to become an adult.


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[Assistant] I want to be a little boy forever and to have fun always.


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[Assistant] Chapter 5 All of England Discusses the Wager


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[Assistant] Pinneas Fogg suspected that his departure from London would create excitement.


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[Assistant] The news created many conversations in the Reform Club, and it soon got into the papers throughout England.


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[Assistant] Some people supported Phineas Fogg, but most did not.


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[Assistant] It was impossible, they declared, that the tour of the world could be made in this short time.


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[Assistant] Morning Post and Daily News, and twenty other highly respectable newspapers, said Mr. Fogg's project was foolish.


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[Assistant] Many articles were written, for geography is one of the favorite subjects of the English. Some women supported him,


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[Assistant] And Phineas Fogg became more popular when the Illustrated London News printed his portrait.


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[Assistant] Finally, a long article appeared on the 7th of October.


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[Assistant] The Royal Geographical Society looked at the question from every point of view and showed the foolishness of the plan. Everything was against the travelers.


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[Assistant] But Phineas Fogg was going to cross India in three days and the United States in seven. A single delay could ruin everything. The article was read by many people and the tourist supporters were worried.


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[Assistant] Everyone knows that England is the world of betting men.


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[Assistant] The public made large wagers for or against Phineas Fogg, like he was a racehorse.


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[Assistant] After the article, however, no one would bet for Phineas Fogg.


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[Assistant] Lord Albemarle, an old gentleman, was now the only supporter of Phineas Fogg left. He said, If the thing is possible, the first to do it ought to be an Englishman.


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[Assistant] Everyone was going against fog, and the bets stood 150 and 200 to 1.


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[Assistant] One week later, an incident occurred which made him lose all his supporters. At nine o'clock one evening, the chief of police received this telegram. Suez to London.


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[Assistant] Rowan, Chief of Police, Scotland Yard.


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[Assistant] I found the bank robber, Phineas Fogg. Send warrant of arrest to Bombay. Detective Fix.


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[Assistant] The gentleman was now a bank robber and his picture was examined.


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[Assistant] His face matched the description of the robber perfectly.


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[Assistant] It seemed clear that the wager was made to hide his departure from the detectives.


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[Assistant] At six o'clock the next morning, my clothes wet with the rain, I walked slowly through the streets of the town. I did not know where to go or what to do.


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[Assistant] I was too afraid to go back to my house and I thought that any minute I would see the monster on the streets running towards me.


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[Assistant] I was standing on a street, watching our coach and horses come into the city.


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[Assistant] The door of the coach opened, and someone got out.


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[Assistant] When I saw him, I cried out in surprise. It was my best friend, Henry Clareval.


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[Assistant] Victor! He cried. How wonderful to see you here! Even though I was still thinking about the monster.


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[Assistant] I was so happy to see Henry that I began to feel a little better. Somehow, I will make things better.


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[Assistant] I said to myself as we walked down the street towards my house Henry told me why he had come.


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[Assistant] My father finally agreed that I should study and see the world, instead of just working for him all the time. So now I can go to the university.


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[Assistant] Henry, this is wonderful, I told him. It will be good to have you here with me. Do you have any news of my family? How are they?


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[Assistant] Your father, Elizabeth, and your brothers are all well, but they have not heard from you in a long time. They are worried, Victor. You should write them. He stopped walking and looked at me. Now that I see you, I am worried too. You are too thin and pale. You look sick. Don't worry, I'm not sick, I said. I have been working on something, but it's over now.


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[Assistant] As I opened the door to my apartment, my heart stopped. But thank God the monster was not there. I let Henry come inside.


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[Assistant] My happiness that the monster was gone was so great that I began to laugh loudly, jumping over chairs and shaking my hands like a wild man. Henry was frightened. Henry grabbed me and began to shake me. Victor! Stop it! What is wrong? You really are sick. What is it? My body began to shake.


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[Assistant] Henry tried to throw me onto the bed, but I thought it was the monster trying to hurt me.


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[Assistant] I fought Henry, hitting him until I fell down on the floor screaming. I do not remember anything more after that.


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[Assistant] How frightened Henry was to see me acting this way.


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[Assistant] But I did not know this because for many months I was terribly sick.


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[Assistant] Henry never told my family because he knew my father and Elizabeth would worry.


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[Assistant] My friend took care of me himself for many days, and no one has ever done anything more kind and brave.


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[Assistant] During my sickness I talked in my sleep many times.


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[Assistant] I would talk about the monster and how much I hated and feared it. Henry did not pay attention when I said these things.


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[Assistant] He thought it was only my sick mind that caused me to talk in this way.


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[Assistant] After more than five months, I truly felt better. My body was healed and my mind was better.


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[Assistant] Slowly, I was becoming the same person Henry had always known.


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[Assistant] Of course, he still did not know what I had done.


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[Assistant] I knew that I owed him my life and health, and I could not believe what a wonderful friend he was. Dear Henry, how can I ever thank you?


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[Assistant] You have spent so many months taking care of me when you might have been going to school.


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[Assistant] Your dream has been to study for many years now. How can I repay you?


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[Assistant] Victor, just take care of your health and get well. And will you please go and see your family?


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[Assistant] I took Henry to my school, where he met my professors and some of the other students.


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[Assistant] When we met my favorite teacher, Professor Waldman, he told Henry, Victor is the best student at this university. What a wonderful scientist he is. We are very proud of him.


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[Assistant] The professor meant to make me happy after my lung sickness, but I felt miserable.


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[Assistant] Because I, the university's best student, had created a terrible monster.


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[Assistant] Henry saw the look on my face when the professor talked about me.


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[Assistant] He did not ask me what was wrong, but instead began to talk of other things. I felt a little better.


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[Assistant] I loved Henry like a brother, and I deeply wanted to ask someone what to do. But I knew I could never tell him what I had done.


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[Assistant] If I did so, he would feel the pain and fear that I felt.


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[Assistant] Soon, I decided to stop my study of science.


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[Assistant] It had brought too much struggle and horror into my life.


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[Assistant] I could not even go into my workroom and use my tools.


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[Assistant] Henry saw my pain, but, like a good friend, he never asked me questions.


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[Assistant] However, I decided to stay in school and study Oriental languages with Henry because I did not want to go home and do nothing.


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[Assistant] Together, we spent a happy year studying new languages.


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[Assistant] We read the beautiful, strange books of Persian writers.


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[Assistant] We took long walks in the forests around the town of Ingolstadt. Often we would leave school for many days, sleeping in strange houses and towns. With time, I became a happy person again.


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[Assistant] I was able to forget the monster and my sickness as if it had all been a bad dream.


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[Assistant] Oh my dear paws! Oh my fur and whiskers! She's going to kill me! Where could I have dropped those things?


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[Assistant] Why, Mary Anne, what on earth are you doing down here?


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[Assistant] Seems like something came at me like a springing toy, and I went flying up into the air like a skyrocket.


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[Assistant] I think a huge bucket will do to begin with.


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[Assistant] Would you teach me to read and send me to school?


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[Assistant] I'll go back to Neverland and live with Tinkerbell in the house that we all built for Wendy," he said.


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[Assistant] The fairies can put the house up into the tall trees where they live.


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[Assistant] Will you join me in my little house in the trees, Wendy?


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[Assistant] And we don't ever have enough time to wash all the cups and plates.


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[Assistant] I'm getting tired of talking about tea time. Let's do something else.


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[Assistant] I suggest that the young lady tell us a nice story.


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[Assistant] I wasn't asleep. I heard every word you were saying. So, then be quick and tell us a story.


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[Assistant] Their names were Elsie, Lacey and Tilly, and they lived at the bottom of a well.


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[Assistant] If you can't be polite, he said, you can finish the story yourself.


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[Assistant] And so these three sisters were learning to draw, you know.


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[Assistant] So, I would think you could draw treacle out of a treacle well, eh, stupid?


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[Assistant] I said before they were in the well.


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[Assistant] They were learning to draw a whole manner of things, everything that begins with an M, such as mouse traps, the moon, memory, and muchness.


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[Assistant] You know, you say that things are much of a muchness.


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[Assistant] Did you ever see such a thing as a drawing of a muchness?


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[Assistant] Look out, Five! Don't be covering me with paint like that! Sorry, but it wasn't my mistake.


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[Assistant] Oh, that's right, Five. You never say it's your own mistake. You'd better watch out.


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[Assistant] Yesterday I heard the Queen say you ought to lose your head. What for?


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[Assistant] It was because I brought the cooked flour bulbs instead of onion bulbs. How was I to know?


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[Assistant] Well, that's not right to get angry with you for such a simple mistake.


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[Assistant] Why, the truth is, Mr. Queen wanted a red rose tree. But we put in a white one.


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[Assistant] It's a terrible mistake, and if the Queen finds out, she'll make the soldiers cut her heads off.


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[Assistant] So, we are trying our best before she arrives to


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[Assistant] Wendy, can you fly or swim to the island without my help?


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[Assistant] Hook hurt me, and I can't fly or swim. I cannot help you.


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[Assistant] But here in Neverland, the winds are strong and the kites have magic power.


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[Assistant] Goodbye, wonderful Wendy. Take care of the lost boys for me.


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[Assistant] Phineas Fogg and his companions journey across the Indian forests.


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[Assistant] To shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the railway.


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[Assistant] The driver knew the roads and said they would gain 20 miles by going directly through the forest.


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[Assistant] Mr. Fogg and Sir Francis were very uncomfortable in their seats, but they accepted it in a true British way. They talked very little.


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[Assistant] As for Passepartout, who was on the beast's back, he was thrown back and forth in every step.


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[Assistant] He was very careful to follow his master's advice not to talk. He did not want to bite his tongue. The good man bounced up and down, but he laughed all the time.


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[Assistant] From time to time, he gave Kayuni a piece of sugar.


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[Assistant] After two hours the guide stopped the elephant and gave him an hour for rest.


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[Assistant] Hayuni drank from a nearby spring and began eating branches and plants all around him.


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[Assistant] Sir Francis and Mr. Fogg did not regret the delay. Why, he's made of iron, said the General. Of steel, replied Passepartout as he made breakfast. At noon they started again. This area was rarely seen by travelers, and the English did not control much of it.


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[Assistant] Several times the travelers saw angry Indians in the distance. Few animals were seen.


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[Assistant] Even the monkeys hurried away from them with strange looks that made Passepartout laugh. The servant was troubled though.


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[Assistant] What would Mr. Fogg do with the elephant when he got to Allahabad? He could not take him. It would be too expensive. Would he sell him, or set him free? They stopped at eight in the evening at a ruined house. They had crossed twenty-five miles that day, and they had twenty-five miles left. The night was cold. The driver lit a fire, and the travelers ate dinner.


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[Assistant] replied the driver, listening to voices in the distance. The voices became clearer. The driver jumped down, tied the elephant to a tree, and ran into the forest. He soon returned saying, A group of priests is coming. We can't let them see us. The voices came closer.


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[Assistant] And the travelers heard instruments and a song. First came the priests, dressed in long robes. Men, women, and children followed, singing a strange song. A carriage drawn by oxen was next.


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[Assistant] On the carriage was a horrible statue with four arms and a red body. Sir Francis recognized the statue. The goddess Kali, the goddess of love and death. A group of monks were dancing around the statue. They were covered in cuts and blood and they led a woman who walked uneasily. The woman was young and her head, neck,


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[Assistant] The guards following the young woman were very different. They had swords and guns at their waists, and they carried a dead body on a litter. The body was an old man, wearing silk and gold. Finally came the musicians.


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[Assistant] Sir Francis sadly watched the group and, turning to the driver, said, The driver nodded and put his finger to his lips.


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[Assistant] The strange group walked away, and finally the travellers could not hear the songs. Phineas Fogg asked, What is a sati? A sati, replied the general, is a human sacrifice, but a voluntary one.


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[Assistant] The woman you saw will be burned tomorrow at dawn. Horrible! cried Passepartout. And the body? asked Mr. Fogg. Is that of the prince, her husband? said the guide. Is it possible? continued Phineas Fogg.


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[Assistant] That these practices still exist in India and that the English have been unable to stop them.


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[Assistant] These sacrifices do not occur in most of India," replied Sir Francis. But do we have no power in this area? The poor woman, cried Passepartout, to be burned alive. Yes, replied Sir Francis, burned alive. And if she were not


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[Assistant] Feed her only a little rice, and treat her like a dog.


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[Assistant] Sometimes the sacrifice is truly voluntary, and the government cannot stop it. The guide shook his head and said, Tomorrow's sacrifice is not voluntary. How do you know? Everyone here knows about this. But the woman was not fighting, said Sir Francis. That's because they gave her lots of opium. Where are they taking her?


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[Assistant] To the temple of Pelagi, two miles from here. The sacrifice will be tomorrow at dawn. The guide brought out the elephant and prepared to start again.


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[Assistant] Mr. Fogg stopped him and, turning to Sir Francis Cromartie, said, Suppose we save this woman. Save the woman, Mr. Fogg? I have twelve hours to spare. I can devote them to that. Why, you are a man of heart. Sometimes, replied Phineas Fogg quietly, when I have the time.


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[Assistant] Passpartout does not succeed in making anybody listen to reason.


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[Assistant] Having completed nearly 900 miles from San Francisco.


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[Assistant] From this point it went east towards the Wasatch Mountains.


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[Assistant] Pass per two grew more and more impatient as they went on


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[Assistant] Fix wanted to get out of this difficult area and was more anxious than Phineas Fogg himself to set foot in England. The next day, 7th December, they stopped for a quarter of an hour at a station. Snow had fallen during the night, but it did not stop them. The bad weather, however, annoyed Passepartout. He said to himself, Why did my master make this journey in winter?


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[Assistant] While the Frenchman worried about the weather,


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[Assistant] Oda had fears from a totally different cause. Several passengers had got off at Green River and were walking up and down the platforms.


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[Assistant] Among these, Aouda recognized Colonel Stamp Proctor,


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[Assistant] She called it thanks, but it was more than that.


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[Assistant] It was necessary that Phineas Fogg did not see Colonel Proctor.


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[Assistant] I would have waited until Mr. Fogg fell asleep to tell Fix and Passepartout. That proctor on this train? cried Fix. Well, don't worry.


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[Assistant] Before he settles with Mr. Fogg, he'll have to deal with me.


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[Assistant] Mr. Fogg woke up soon. The detective had an idea. He said to Mr. Fogg, These are long and slow hours, sir. Yes, replied Mr. Fogg, but they pass. You were in the habit of playing wist.


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[Assistant] Resumed fix. On the steamers.


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[Assistant] Yes, but it would be difficult to do so here. I have neither cards nor partners.


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[Assistant] Oh, but we can easily buy some cards, for they are sold on all the American trains.


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[Assistant] And as for partners, if Madam plays...


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[Assistant] I myself can play. As you please, sir.


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[Assistant] replied Phineas Fogg, happy to continue his favorite game even on the railway. Passepartout went out to buy the cards. Aouda understood enough, and Mr. Fix was quite good at the game. Now! thought Passepartout. We've got him! He won't move.


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[Assistant] At eleven in the morning, the train reached one of the highest points on the track.


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[Assistant] After going about 200 miles, the travelers were at last on a plane. In a few more hours, the rocky mountains were crossed. There was reason to hope, then,


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[Assistant] Aouda and Fix feared Mr. Fogg might decide to look out, but the gentleman said to his servant, See what the matter is. Passepartout rushed out.


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[Assistant] 30 or 40 passengers were outside, including Colonel Stamp Proctor. The train had stopped before a red signal.


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[Assistant] The engineer and conductor were talking with a signalman. The stationmaster at Medicine Bow, the next stop, had sent him on. Passepartout, joining the group, heard the signalman say, No, you can't pass. The bridge at Medicine Bow is not good, and it would not hold the train. The bridge was a mile away.


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[Assistant] According to the signal man, the bridge was in bad condition. As careless as the Americans usually are,


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[Assistant] When they are careful, there is usually good reason for it.


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[Assistant] Passpartout did not want to tell his master this, and did not move. Hmmm, cried Colonel Proctor, but we are not going to stay here. Colonel, replied the conductor.


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[Assistant] We have telegraphed to Omaha for a train, but it is not likely that it will reach Medicine Bow in less than six hours. Six hours? cried Passepartout. Certainly, said the conductor. Besides,


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[Assistant] It will take us that long to reach Medicine Bow on foot. But it is only a mile from here, said one of the passengers. Yes, but it's on the other side of the river. And we can't cross that in a boat? asked the Colonel. That's impossible. It has rained too much and the river is too dangerous. The passengers were not happy.


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[Assistant] They would have to walk fifteen miles over a plain covered in snow.


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[Assistant] Passpartout turned to tell his master when the engineer said, Gentlemen, perhaps there is a way, after all, to get over. On the bridge? On the bridge. With our train? With our train.


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[Assistant] Passpartout stopped and listened to the engineer. But the bridge is unsafe, said the conductor. No matter, replied the engineer.


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[Assistant] I think by going at the highest speed, we might have a chance of getting over."


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[Assistant] But a number of passengers were excited by the idea.


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[Assistant] Colonel Proctor was very happy and thought the plan was very good.


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[Assistant] He told stories about engineers jumping their trains over rivers without bridges.


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[Assistant] We have fifty chances out of a hundred of getting over, said one passenger. Eighty. Ninety.


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[Assistant] Passepartout was astonished, and although he was ready to try anything,


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[Assistant] There's a more simple way and they haven't thought of it. Sir, he said to one of the passengers, I have a simple idea. It might be safer. What, safer? cried Colonel Proctor. This word made him angry.


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[Assistant] At full speed, don't you see, at full speed." I know, I see," said Pasper, too, but it would be safer. Who? What? What's the matter with him? cried several people. Are you afraid? asked Colonel Proctor. I, afraid.


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[Assistant] Very well. I will show these people that a Frenchman can be as American as they. All aboard! cried the conductor.


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[Assistant] They can't stop me from thinking it would be more natural to cross the bridge on foot and let the train come after. But no one heard this good thought.


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[Assistant] The train backed up for nearly a mile, like a jumper. Then, with a whistle, it moved forward. The train increased its speed, and soon it reached a hundred miles an hour. And they passed over. It was like a flash. No one saw the bridge.


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[Assistant] The train jumped from one side to the other and the engineer could not stop it until it had gone five miles past the station.


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[Assistant] But the train had just passed over the river when the bridge, completely ruined, fell into the river.


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[Assistant] I understand whisked. It is part of an English education.


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[Assistant] Jason and the Argonauts A Murdered Father


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[Assistant] Iolcus was the king of a great land.


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[Assistant] And he had only one son Jason, who he hoped would rule the land after he died.


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[Assistant] But the story of Iolcus is an unhappy one.


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[Assistant] For he never saw his son grow to manhood and stand beside him. Instead, while Jason was still young, the king's brother Peleus killed Iolcus and made himself king of the land. But Peleus was afraid he would lose the land he had violently taken, so he planned to kill Jason as well.


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[Assistant] But Jason's mother tricked Peleus, pretending that Jason had died from sickness.


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[Assistant] Meanwhile, she gave her baby son to Chiron the centaur.


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[Assistant] Chiron was half man and half horse, and was both strong and wise.


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[Assistant] He taught Jason skills with a sword and much knowledge from great books. When Jason turned 16 years old and became a man,


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[Assistant] Chiron told him the story of his father's murder.


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[Assistant] Immediately, Jason left to find Peleus and take back his father's land. Jason was not Peleus' only enemy. In fact,


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[Assistant] had prayed and given gifts to all the gods except Hera, the wife of Zeus.


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[Assistant] Because of this, Hera hated King Peleus and wanted to see him lose his power. She decided to test Jason to see if he was a good man who deserved to become king.


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[Assistant] Hera's test was a dangerous one. Only a true hero would pass it. As Jason walked, Hera caused a great storm to begin.


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[Assistant] She then turned herself into an old woman and stood beside a fast and terrible river.


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[Assistant] When Jason saw the old woman, he asked her what she was doing, not knowing that a goddess stood before him.


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[Assistant] Now the storm had caused the river to fill with water and crossing it would be very dangerous.


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[Assistant] But Jason did not stop to think about his own safety and carefully picked up the old


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[Assistant] Harry decided to make the test even harder and made herself heavier and heavier.


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[Assistant] Jason was strong enough and succeeded in reaching the other side


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[Assistant] Hera was impressed with Jason's deed and decided to help him become king.


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[Assistant] The three of them enjoyed a nice friendly atmosphere.


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[Assistant] Sitting on the Pontellier's front porch in the afternoon.


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[Assistant] Madame Ratignolle would frequently interrupt her sewing to tell jokes or talk about her illness.


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[Assistant] And the young Robert would sit quietly and listen.


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[Assistant] Often looking at one another in such a way that it seemed they had a very close relationship.


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[Assistant] For the last thirty days it was very seldom that Robert was not near Mrs. Pontellier. This came as no surprise to anyone.


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[Assistant] He was always attracted to women who had husbands. For two summers in a row he had stayed by the side of Miss Duveen. However, after the second summer she became ill and soon died.


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[Assistant] Robert then act as though he could never be happy again and looked to Madame Ratignolle to comfort him.


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[Assistant] Mrs. Pontellier found Robert to be very attractive. To her, he was like a perfect god.


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[Assistant] She enjoyed looking at him for long periods of time.


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[Assistant] Robert asked, talking about Madame Ratignolles.


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[Assistant] What did you expect? You were always sitting at the bottom of my chair, like a little pet. Madame Ratignolle answered.


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[Assistant] Maybe I didn't want to upset my husband. She said, making a joke. Everyone began to laugh at this.


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[Assistant] Creole men never worried about their wives.


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[Assistant] They were too used to not feeling anything toward them.


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[Assistant] Then Robert began to talk more about the time.


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[Assistant] He was hopelessly in love with Madame Ratignolles.


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[Assistant] He mentioned how impossible it was for him to sleep at night. How we could not stop thinking about her. While he told this story,


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[Assistant] Madame Ratignolle would occasionally throw in humorous comments of her own. What a beast you are! Get out of here! she would say.


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[Assistant] He had never been this way when he was with Mrs. Pontellier.


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[Assistant] She could not tell when he was joking or when he was not joking. Clearly, he had expressed his love for Madame Ratignolles.


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[Assistant] Without expecting her to return the same feelings.


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[Assistant] Mrs. Pontellier was happy that he did not behave in the same way toward her.


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[Assistant] She would not have liked it and would have felt he was troublesome. Mrs. Pontellier loved to draw. She had never seriously studied drawing nor was her talent very great. She simply enjoyed doing it. That summer,


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[Assistant] She had made it a point to bring her pencils and paper with her to Grand Isle.


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[Assistant] For a long time she had wanted to draw Madame Ratignolles. At this moment,


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[Assistant] With the combination of Robert's stories and the afternoon sunlight shining through her hair.


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[Assistant] Madame Ratignolle seemed even more worth drawing.


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[Assistant] Robert came over to where Mrs. Pontellier was sitting so that he could watch her draw.


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[Assistant] She moved her pencil along the paper with little effort, making it clear that she was never properly trained but had quite a natural talent for the art. He watched her carefully.


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[Assistant] And occasionally made little comments of praise.


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[Assistant] Mrs. Pontellier felt Robert put his head on her arm. She was very polite in refusing him. However, he did it again a few moments later.


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[Assistant] She guessed that he must have known what he was doing, but that did not mean she had to accept it. Once more,


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[Assistant] Looked nothing at all like Madame Ratignolles.


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[Assistant] But it was still a good work in many ways.


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[Assistant] Mrs. Pontellier, however, did not feel it was worth keeping. Looking it over for a moment.


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[Assistant] She suddenly moved her pencil across the paper and then tore the paper into four pieces.


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[Assistant] The kids came back with the nurse walking a few meters behind them.


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[Assistant] They ran up the stairs and Mrs. Pontellier asked them to take her art supplies into the cottage for her.


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[Assistant] She hoped that they might stay a while and chat.


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[Assistant] But it was clear that they were only interested in finding out what was in the box from their father.


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[Assistant] They let their mother decide what kind of candies they could have and then once their hands were full ran into the house to eat them up. The sun was beginning to go down.


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[Assistant] And the wind carried the smell of the sea to each of their noses.


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[Assistant] Children were getting together under the oak trees to play games, screaming and yelling with excitement.


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[Assistant] Madame Ratignolle collected her sewing tools neatly and safely.


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[Assistant] Mrs. Pontellier ran over to spray some water on her face and fanned it. Robert helped as well. Soon, Madame Ratignolle felt better.


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[Assistant] However, Mrs. Pontellier could not help wondering if her friend had been faking.


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[Assistant] Because the color of her face had not really changed.


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[Assistant] She watched as Madame Ratignolle walked back toward her cottage.


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[Assistant] She met her three children and their nurse along the way.


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[Assistant] It was obvious by the way she greeted them that she loved her children very much.


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[Assistant] She even picked the smallest one up and carried her in her arms. Something she had said her doctor did not allow her to do.


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[Assistant] Not having decided yet what she wanted to do. I'm a little sleepy now. Maybe tomorrow.


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[Assistant] She then looked out to the sea and felt as though it was calling to her.


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[Assistant] He got her hat from the wall and placed it on her head. They then walked to the beach together. The sun was beginning to set and the wind blew around them gently.


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[Assistant] Chapter 25 A Little is Seen of San Francisco


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[Assistant] At seven in the morning, Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot in America.


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[Assistant] Passepartout was so happy that they had reached America that he decided to do some acrobatics.


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[Assistant] The wood on the docks was not strong, though, and he fell through them.


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[Assistant] Mr. Fogg went to find out what time the first train left for New York. He learned that this was at 6 o'clock p.m.


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[Assistant] He had a whole day to spend in the city of San Francisco.


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[Assistant] He and Aouda took a carriage and they left for the International Hotel. Passepartout looked out at the city


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[Assistant] And he saw many low houses, buses, and churches.


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[Assistant] He saw not only Americans and Europeans but also Chinese and Indians. Passepartout was surprised.


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[Assistant] Mr. Fogg and Aouda left to go to the English Consulate. Passepartout asked if they should buy some guns.


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[Assistant] He had been listening to stories of attacks on trains by the Sioux and Pawnees, two tribes of American Indians. Mr. Fogg thought it was useless, but he told Passepartout to do what he thought best. He soon met Fix. The detective seemed very surprised. Fix said that he was happy to see Mr. Fogg.


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[Assistant] His business had asked him to return to Europe, and so he asked if he could continue the journey with Mr. Fogg.


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[Assistant] Mr. Fogg agreed and the detective walked with him around San Francisco. They soon came to Montgomery Street, which was full of people.


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[Assistant] Men were carrying large posters and people were crying out. Hurrah for Camerfield! Hurrah for Mandiboy! It was a political meeting. Fixed thought.


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[Assistant] Even if it's political fighting, it's still fighting.


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[Assistant] Fix smiled, and they went up some stairs to get a better look.


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[Assistant] On the other side of the street was a large platform, and the crowd was looking at it. For what purpose was this meeting? Phineas Fogg could not imagine. Was it to choose a high official? At this moment there was movement in the crowd. All the hands were raised in the air. Some sort of vote was taking place. The crowd moved again, and all the signs and flags disappeared.


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[Assistant] It is a meeting, said Fix, and it must be about something exciting. Perhaps, replied Mr. Fogg simply, at least there are two champions here together, Mr. Camerfield and Mr. Mandiboy.


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[Assistant] Mr. Fix asked a man near him what the cause of it all was. Before the man could reply, some new trouble started. Cries and shouts were heard.


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[Assistant] The poles of the signs and flags were used as weapons. Boots and shoes went flying through the air, and Mr. Fogg thought he heard the sound of a gun. It would be good for us to leave, said Fix.


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[Assistant] He didn't want Mister Fogg to be hurt before they reached London.


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[Assistant] A new group of people were coming through shouting, Hurrah for Mandaboy!


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[Assistant] Mr. Fogg, Oda and Fix found themselves between two groups of voters, and it was too late to escape.


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[Assistant] Phineas Fogg and Ficks tried to protect their companions.


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[Assistant] A big man with a red beard raised his fist to hit Mr. Fogg. It would have been a crushing blow, but Fix rushed in and took it himself. A large bruise immediately formed under his hat. Yankee! shouted Mr. Fogg looking at the big man. Englishman! the other said. We will meet again. When you please. What is your name?


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[Assistant] Phineas Fogg, and yours?" Colonel Stamp Proctor. The crowd moved on. Luckily, Fix was not badly hurt. Thanks, said Mr. Fogg, as soon as they were out of the crowd. No, thanks are necessary, replied Fix. But let us go. Where? To our tailor's. Our clothes are ruined.


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[Assistant] After they bought new clothes, they returned with Aouda to the hotel. Haspar too had bought six new guns.


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[Assistant] When he saw Fix, he was ready to fight, but Aouda told him what happened. Fix was no longer an enemy, it seemed. After dinner, they left for the train. Mr. Fogg said to Fix, You have not seen this Colonel Proctor again? No. I will come back to America to find him, said Phineas Fogg coldly.


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[Assistant] It would not be right for an Englishman to allow someone to treat him this badly. The train was ready to go. Mr. Fogg called a porter and said to him, My friend, was there some trouble today in San Francisco? It was a political meeting, sir, replied the porter. The election of some high official, asked Mr. Fogg. No, sir, of a judge.


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[Assistant] Phineas Fogg got into the train, which started off at full speed.


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[Assistant] Chapter 8 Would you do something for me, Robert?


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[Assistant] Madame Ratignolle asked on their way back home.


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[Assistant] Robert laughed. Really, I'm serious now. Don't bother her any longer.


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[Assistant] Robert, stop. She interrupted. Listen to what you're saying.


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[Assistant] You make about as much sense as one of those children you were walking with a few minutes ago.


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[Assistant] People don't take you seriously because they know you're not a bad person. People trust you.


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[Assistant] The way you behave with married women would be wrong if you were serious about it.


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[Assistant] Robert said, throwing his hat back onto his head.


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[Assistant] Then I guess our whole friendship should be built upon nothing but praise for one another.


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[Assistant] He said, suddenly stopping. Then he began to change the subject.


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[Assistant] Talking about the story of the famous French singer who once got involved in a relationship he should have avoided.


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[Assistant] Before Madame Ratignolle went into her cottage to take a rest,


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[Assistant] Robert apologized politely for his behavior.


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[Assistant] She accepted his offer and went into her home to wait.


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[Assistant] While he ran to the kitchen to prepare the food for her. A little while later he reappeared carrying a brown bowl. You're a good boy, Robert, she said, taking the bowl from his hands. He thanked her and then walked back out into the sunshine.


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[Assistant] People could now be seen returning from the beach.


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[Assistant] But Mrs. Pontellier and the kids were not among them.


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[Assistant] Robert was pretty sure that they would not be back until dinner.


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[Assistant] He then decided to look for her from the window of his mother's bedroom, which overlooked the beach area.


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[Assistant] Madame LeBrun was using her sewing machine with the help of a young black girl.


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[Assistant] Robert took a seat on the windowsill and began to try reading a book. Madame Lebrun's machine was very noisy, for it was an old model. During her breaks, she and her son would casually talk. Is Mrs. Pontellier around? she asked.


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[Assistant] I wanted to let her borrow one of my books by Gong Koo. Could you give it to her the next time you see her?


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[Assistant] Then, after about ten minutes of more sewing noise, she spoke again. Is Victor taking the car?


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[Assistant] Quick! Yell to him before he goes.


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[Assistant] Both Robert and Madame Lebrun attempted to get young Victor's attention. They screamed, yelled, and even whistled, but he refused to look up at them. Eventually he drove away. Madame Lebrun became angry and went back to her sewing with a red face.


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[Assistant] Victor was the youngest boy of the LeBrun family. He was very uncooperative and stubborn. He always did what he wanted, whether his mother approved or not.


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[Assistant] Said Robert. I just wish your father were still alive. Madame Lebrun said, before returning to her sewing.


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[Assistant] She believed that the whole world would be a better place if her husband had not died.


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[Assistant] asked Robert Montel for the past 20 years


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[Assistant] He mentions something about meeting you in Vera Cruz next month.


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[Assistant] Has Mrs. Pontellier returned from the beach yet?


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[Assistant] I can't imagine her not coming back for lunch.


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[Assistant] Before the flowers were many different colors and they had a beautiful smell.


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[Assistant] Oh, yes. I just want to say goodbye first.


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[Assistant] You need to take it easy for a few days. You've been doing too much lately.


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[Assistant] One night, when Edna came into the dining hall,


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[Assistant] She found that some of the people were talking quite loudly and excitedly. It was Victor, Madame Lebrun's younger son.


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[Assistant] She joined the people at her usual table and sat down next to her friend Adele.


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[Assistant] She was just about to begin eating when several people at once told her that Robert was leaving for Mexico. She immediately lost her desire to eat.


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[Assistant] And put her spoon down noisily on her plate.


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[Assistant] Robert had spent all that morning with her and had never once talked about Mexico.


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[Assistant] He had gone to his mother's in the afternoon, which was quite normal.


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[Assistant] Although it was true that Edna had found it a little strange,


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[Assistant] She noticed that he was looking at her from across the table at that moment. He was trying to smile at her.


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[Assistant] But it was obvious that he felt uncomfortable.


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[Assistant] She turned to her neighbors and asked them when he planned to go. He's leaving this evening. Can you believe it? They answered. I don't believe it actually.


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[Assistant] No one just decides so suddenly to leave the country as though they were going to take a walk to the beach or get a beer down the street.


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[Assistant] Madame Lebrun struck her drinking glass with her fork to get everyone's attention. Please, everyone be quiet for a moment.


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[Assistant] Listen to Robert's reasons for going so soon. You be quiet, Victor.


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[Assistant] I often dream that one day you might lose your ability to speak.


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[Assistant] The table then became very quiet and Robert began to explain his reasons for leaving.


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[Assistant] In order to catch the larger boat the following morning,


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[Assistant] Robert answered, obviously bothered by the question.


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[Assistant] Edna sat quietly, making herself eat the food before her.


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[Assistant] The lovers were lost in their own unrelated conversation at another end of the table.


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[Assistant] The woman in black suddenly spoke for the first time.


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[Assistant] I got this necklace in Mexico a long time ago. I pray to it every day.


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[Assistant] But I don't know if it's useful outside of Mexico.


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[Assistant] Could you ask one of the priests there about it?


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[Assistant] Madame Ratignolle then warned Robert not to trust Mexican people. She said that every one of them was bad.


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[Assistant] She supported this information with a story about a Mexican man she had once known.


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[Assistant] She heard that he had been put in jail for killing his wife with a knife.


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[Assistant] Edna had no opinions at all about the Mexicans.


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[Assistant] She could not believe that everyone was going on and on about them. What was wrong with them?


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[Assistant] He answered, Have you packed your bags and everything?


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[Assistant] After he looked away to answer another person's question,


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[Assistant] Edna took the opportunity to get up from the table and leave the dining hall.


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[Assistant] She returned to her home and started cleaning in order to try and not think about Robert.


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[Assistant] She put away her clothing and changed into a more comfortable evening gown.


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[Assistant] Came and asked Edna to join the LeBrun family at their home.


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[Assistant] I guess I was just made nervous by all of the craziness at the dinner table this evening. Edna explained.


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[Assistant] I just can't believe that Robert would make such a sudden decision and not have said anything to me today about it. Yes.


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[Assistant] It was quite rude of him not to tell anyone, especially you. But you should go to the LeBrunes.


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[Assistant] They won't get angry as long as one of us goes.


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[Assistant] Madame Ratignolle then headed for the LeBruns.


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[Assistant] Robert came over to the Pontellier's cottage. He had his travel bag with him.


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[Assistant] He told her that he still had twenty minutes before meeting Baudelaire. So will you be there for a long time? asked Edna.


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[Assistant] Supposing that you don't stay for the rest of your life. When do you think you might come back?


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[Assistant] Well, I don't agree with the way you've handled this. It's ridiculous. Why did you not talk with me about it? He did not answer her right away. There were first a few moments of quiet and then he said,


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[Assistant] However, you have not considered me at all in this decision of yours.


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[Assistant] We have spent a lot of time together this summer, and you just decide to remove yourself from my life. Just like that. In one day, you're gone.


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[Assistant] It's not a very nice thing to do to a person.


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[Assistant] I was looking forward to spending time with you in New Orleans later this year.


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[Assistant] She took hold of his hand and asked that he send her a letter from time to time telling her how things were going in Mexico. He promised her that he would.


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[Assistant] And then, immediately walked away toward the dock.


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[Assistant] Where Baudelaire was preparing his boat for the journey.


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[Assistant] She realized the feelings that she had for Robert.


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[Assistant] It had been a long time since she had felt this way.


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[Assistant] She did not care about her past or her future. The present was all that mattered to her. She had become aware of her desires.


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[Assistant] And now the object of her desire was gone. She felt terribly empty and alone.


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[Assistant] Not many days later, Jason and the Argonauts arrived in Colchis. King Aeates did not like strangers and wished to have his men kill them all. But when he saw the strength and power of the many heroes, he decided that fighting was not the best way to handle them.


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[Assistant] Instead, the king met with Jason to ask why he had come.


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[Assistant] When Jason told him about his journey to get the fleece the king grew very angry.


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[Assistant] But he did not want to start trouble with the Argonauts, so he pretended to be calm.


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[Assistant] There is a large iron plough and two bulls in the field behind my castle.


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[Assistant] You only need to plough my field and plant my seed to win the fleece.


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[Assistant] Jason agreed to the king's request and went to rest for the next day's test.


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[Assistant] Of course, the king's test was much harder than Jason knew.


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[Assistant] The iron plow was too large for any man to lift.


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[Assistant] And the two bulls had iron feet and breathed fire. They would quickly kill any man that came near them.


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[Assistant] Also, the seeds that Jason had to plant were not vegetable or fruit seeds


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[Assistant] They were seeds that caused huge men with sharp swords to grow out of the ground.


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[Assistant] The goddess Hera knew that Jason would not be able to complete these tasks alone, and she planned to help him in the night.


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[Assistant] King Aetes had a beautiful daughter named Medea. Late in the evening, Hera persuaded Aphrodite, the goddess of love, to go down to earth and make Medea fall in love with Jason.


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[Assistant] Aphrodite agreed and used her magic to fill Medea's heart with love for Jason.


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[Assistant] Once in love, Medea worried about Jason's safety. She knew that her father had tricked Jason into thinking that the test for the fleece was easy and she wanted to protect him from any harm.


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[Assistant] In the middle of the night, Medea went to see Jason in his room. She told Jason about the difficulties of his test and explained how to pass them.


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[Assistant] Just knowing how to pass the test was not enough, however.


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[Assistant] The bulls were so strong and violent that no ordinary man could use them for work.


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[Assistant] Fortunately, Medea was good with magic. She created a magic juice that made a man's skin as strong as metal for a day. She told Jason that she would give it to him if he would promise to marry her. Jason promised and thanked Medea for her help.


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[Assistant] The next morning Jason and the Argonauts awoke and went to meet with King Aeates.


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[Assistant] Are you ready for your test? asked the king, and handed Jason the bag of seeds that he needed to plant.


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[Assistant] Jason had already drunk the magic juice and told the king he was ready.


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[Assistant] The king led him to his field where many men and women had already gathered to watch Jason try and pass the test.


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[Assistant] When they saw Jason, they immediately ran at him with their horns. They hit Jason many times, but each time the attack did not hurt him, thanks to Medea's magic juice. Then, Jason grabbed the first bull and tied the ropes of the plow over his neck.


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[Assistant] The bull became greatly angry and breathed fire at Jason.


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[Assistant] But the fire did not hurt him, and Jason continued with his task.


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[Assistant] Soon he had tied the second bull to the plow as well. The people gathered were amazed at the strength of this handsome young man, and they yelled out in excitement.


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[Assistant] Soon Jason had plowed the hoe field and began to plant the seeds that the king had given him.


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[Assistant] As soon as all the seeds were in the ground, each one quickly grew into a powerful soldier with a long sword in his hand. Altogether, the soldiers moved toward Jason.


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[Assistant] Now, Jason was not afraid of the soldiers for Medea's magic juice was still protecting him.


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[Assistant] Still, he knew that he could not defeat so many soldiers by himself.


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[Assistant] Again, Medea had helped Jason by telling him a way to defeat the army. Jason picked up dirt from the ground and threw it in the eyes of each soldier that came near him. Soon all of the soldiers could not see and they began swinging their swords wildly about them.


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[Assistant] Within a few hours, the soldiers had all killed one another and Jason stood alone in the field.


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[Assistant] Chapter 51 An Unexpected Incident One cold day during December


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[Assistant] I was walking home when I saw Eliza Milward walking towards my home.


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[Assistant] We walked along together, although I said little to her.


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[Assistant] As I was still quite upset with her behavior towards my dear Helen.


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[Assistant] After a pause, she continued.


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[Assistant] Is he gone? I asked quite surprised.


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[Assistant] I immediately left her to go see Mr. Lawrence. He had indeed left for Grassdale.


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[Assistant] At that moment, I decided I must leave for Grassdale. She must not marry anyone but myself.


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[Assistant] I quickly explained to my mother that I must leave to do business.


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[Assistant] The journey was long, and I thought of nothing but my dear Helen.


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[Assistant] I saw the bride and groom step out of the house, married. I walked closer, but wait. The groom was Mr. Lawrence. And the bride, a lovely beauty indeed. Is that you, Markham? He asked, looking confused. Yes, Lawrence. Is that you? Please, meet my new wife. Esther.


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[Assistant] This is Mr. Markham. Markham? This is Mrs. Lawrence. Did you receive my letter? What letter? The one announcing my wedding.


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[Assistant] He soon informed me that Helen was with her aunt at Stanningley. I quickly departed, leaving for Stanningley. Chapter 52 Uncertainty As I was leaving Grassdale Manor, the driver began speaking to me. He had previously worked at the Hargrave's home. Is Mr. Hargrave married then?


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[Assistant] He was married to a rich older woman whose first husband had died.


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[Assistant] She and Mr Hargrave argued about how much he would receive after their wedding.


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[Assistant] She refused to give him all her money as he wanted. So, he soon left her.


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[Assistant] A few months ago he married a plain older woman with less money. She was pleased to be getting married.


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[Assistant] I became quite anxious when I first saw Grassdale Manor.


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[Assistant] I could not deny that Helen's wealth was far above my own. Would she still be in love with me?


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[Assistant] Could she, indeed, marry me, although she is much wealthier than I am?


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[Assistant] I slowly walked to the door and asked for Mrs. Huntington.


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[Assistant] But was soon informed that she was staying at Stanningley with her aunt, but would return before Christmas.


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[Assistant] I decided that I must see her to find out if my dear Helen still loved me as I loved her.


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[Assistant] Many hours later, I arrived at standingly, worried and anxious.


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[Assistant] I stood in front of the gates for some time, deciding whether to walk to the house or leave immediately. No, I could not let her see me.


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[Assistant] How could such a woman of wealth and luxury marry me? No I would not ask her.


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[Assistant] I would leave immediately and she will never know that I had come.


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[Assistant] Goodbye then, dear Helen, forever. Chapter 53 Conclusion While I was standing outside the gate, a carriage stopped at the house. I did not look at it, but soon I heard a child's voice. Mama! Mama! Here's Mr. Markham!


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[Assistant] Mrs. Huntington stepped out of the carriage and greeted me calmly.


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[Assistant] I, I came to see the place, I whispered.


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[Assistant] Yes, yes, you must come in, cried Arthur. We walked into the house and sat down.


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[Assistant] She asked as she looked at me. I believe not. Certainly not for me.


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[Assistant] That you would have remembered me as a dear friend. I would have come to visit earlier, but I thought you had forgotten me long ago.


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[Assistant] Little Arthur left the room to help his grandma, and there was silence for a short time.


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[Assistant] She looked quite anxious, walking around the room, then sitting, then opening a book. She seemed nervously excited.