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Chillingworth states the conclusion at which he had arrived on this subject in these very remarkable words: "That of ten thousand probables no one should be false; that of ten thousand requisites, whereof any one may fail, not one should be wanting, this to me is extremely improbable, and even cousin-german to impossible.
That would be adjective enough. Embryo spinsters preparatory spinsters p-p-probable spinsters. I have it! I have it! `Possible Brides against Probable Spinsters!" "Ha!" ejaculated Hannah, and drew her forefinger slowly down her nose. "Good! Top hole. Amusin', but injudicious? Shouldn't mind one rap myself; lead off the Probables with a cheer.
"Every one, dear moon-of-my-delight the probables, the possibles, the highly unlikelies, and the impossibles. Never an echo to the minstrel's wooing song. No, my dear, we have got to take to the boats this time. Unless, of course, some one possessed at one and the same time of twenty thousand pounds and a very confiding nature happens to drop from the clouds."
Anyhow, you probably won't steer any worse than I row, so let's go and get a boat out, and I'll try and think of a few more words of wisdom for your benefit. At the nets Norris had finished his innings, and Pringle was batting in his stead. Gethryn had given up his ball to Baynes, who bowled slow leg-breaks, and was the most probable of the probables above-mentioned.
There was one net for the elect, the remnants of last year's Eleven and the 'probables' for this season, and half a dozen more for lesser lights. At the first net Norris was batting to the bowling of Gosling, a long, thin day boy, Gethryn, and the professional as useful a trio as any school batsman could wish for.
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