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Updated: May 26, 2025

"And his son, also?" "Also his son Anthony, a headstrong boy, I fear me, a consorter with vile characters. Alas? that I should say it." "And his daughter, Mistress Delia?" "Alas!" and he fetched a deep sigh. "Do you mean, sir, that she too is dead!" "Why, to be sure-but let us talk on less painful matters." "In one moment, sir: but first tell me where did she die, and when?

Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - The Splendid Spur