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"I gave Cliburn half a sovereign for his trouble, and said to him: "'I am afraid you are leading a desperately wicked life. "'There's good and bad in every one of us, he replied. I said something about his being a philosopher, and he went away. That's the whole story, Frank." "But the letter?" I questioned. "The letter is nothing," Oscar replied; "a prose poem. I will give you a copy of it."
A dreadful moment, then he passed by. I went into the room again all shaken, wondering whether I had done right, whether Allen would hawk the letter about a thousand vague apprehensions. "Suddenly a knock at the street door. My heart was in my mouth, still I went and opened it: a man named Cliburn was there. "'I have come to you with a letter of Allen's.
A dreadful moment, then he passed by. I went into the room again all shaken, wondering whether I had done right, whether Allen would hawk the letter about a thousand vague apprehensions. "Suddenly a knock at the street door. My heart was in my mouth, still I went and opened it: a man named Cliburn was there. "'I have come to you with a letter of Allen's.
"'I cannot be bothered any more, I cried, 'about that letter; I don't care twopence about it. Let him do what he likes with it. "To my astonishment Cliburn said: "'Allen has asked me to give it back to you, and he produced it. "'Why does he give it back to me? I asked carelessly. "'He says you were kind to him and that it is no use trying to "rent" you; you only laugh at us.
"I gave Cliburn half a sovereign for his trouble, and said to him: "'I am afraid you are leading a desperately wicked life. "'There's good and bad in every one of us, he replied. I said something about his being a philosopher, and he went away. That's the whole story, Frank." "But the letter?" I questioned. "The letter is nothing," Oscar replied; "a prose poem. I will give you a copy of it."
"'I cannot be bothered any more, I cried, 'about that letter; I don't care twopence about it. Let him do what he likes with it. "To my astonishment Cliburn said: "'Allen has asked me to give it back to you, and he produced it. "'Why does he give it back to me? I asked carelessly. "'He says you were kind to him and that it is no use trying to "rent" you; you only laugh at us.
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