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The demeanour of the chemist and the draper towards each other was a sublime answer to the demands of the occasion; some people even said that the breach had been healed, but these were not of the discerning. The most active person at the funeral was the chemist's only nephew, Clive Timmis, partner in a small but prosperous firm of majolica manufacturers at Bursley.
'Uncle, said Clive brusquely, when the meal was nearly finished, 'I'd better tell you that I've proposed to Eva Brunt. Old George Timmis lowered the Manchester Guardian and gazed at Clive over his steel-rimmed spectacles. 'She is a good girl, he remarked; 'she will make you a good wife. Have you spoken to her father? 'That's the point. I saw him last night, and I'll tell you what he said.
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