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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 

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,IT IS NOT NECESS>Y = ME TO ASSURE MY ,/4 ,JULIAN1 ?AT ,I REALLY FELT ?OSE S5TIM5TS ( FILIAL SORR[ :I* HE ASCRIBES TO ME4 ,NEV] DID ANY SON SU/A9 ! LOSS ( SO 9DULG5T A FA!R4 ,I HAVE NO?+ BY :I* TO REMEMB] HIM1 BUT ACTS ( GOODNESS & FAVOR2 NOT ONE H\R ( PEEVI%NESS1 NOT ONE 9/ANCE ( SEV]ITY4 ,OV] ALL MY Y\?FUL FOLLIES HE CA/ ! VEIL ( K9DNESS4 ,ALL MY IMAG9>Y WANTS RECEIV$ A PROMPT SUPPLY4 ,EV]Y PROMISE ( SPIRIT & S5SIBILITY ,I WAS SUPPOS$ TO DISCOV]1 WAS *]I%$ ) AN ANXI\S & UNREMITT+ C>E4 

,BUT SU* AS HE WAS TO ME1 HE WAS1 9 A LESS DEGREE1 TO ALL HIS DOME/ICS1 & ALL HIS DEP5D5TS4 ,Y\ CAN SC>CELY IMAG9E :AT A MOV+ PICTURE MY PALACE--& MU/ ,I CALL IT M9E8 PRES5T$1 UPON MY FIR/ >RIVAL4 ,! OLD /EW>D1 & ! GRAY-HEAD$ LACQUEYS 5DEAVOR$ TO ASSUME A LOOK ( COMPLAC5CY1 BUT !IR REC5T GRIEF APPE>$ ?R\< !IR UNPRACTIC$ HYPOCRISY4 0,HEAL? TO \R Y\NG MA/]6 ,LONG LIFE10 CRI$ !Y1 ) A BROK5 & TREMUL\S ACC5T1 0TO ! M>QUIS ( ,PESC>A60 ,Y\ WILL READILY BELIEVE1 ?AT ,I MADE HA/E TO FREE !M FROM !IR RE/RA9T1 & TO ASSURE !M ?AT ! MORE !Y LAM5T$ MY EV] HONOR$ FA!R1 ! MORE !Y W\LD 5DE> !MSELVES TO ME4 ,!IR LOOKS ?ANK$ ME1 !Y CLASP$ !IR H&S ) DELI<T1 & W]E SIL5T4 

,! NEXT MORN+ AS SOON AS ,I APPE>$1 ,I P]CEIV$1 AS ,I PASS$ ALONG1 A :OLE CR[D ( PEOPLE PLA9LY1 BUT DEC5TLY HABIT$1 9 ! HALL4 0,:O >E !Y80 SAID ,I4 0,I 5DEAVOR$ TO KEEP !M (F10 SAID ! OLD /EW>D1 0BUT !Y W\LD NOT BE H9D]$4 ,!Y SAID !Y W]E SURE ?AT ! Y\NG M>QUIS W\LD NOT BELY ! B\NTY ( !IR OLD MA/]1 UPON :I* !Y HAD SO LONG DEP5D$ = ! CONV5I5CES & COM=T ( LIFE40 0,& !Y %ALL NOT BE KEPT (F10 SAID ,I2 & ADVANC+ T[>DS !M1 ,I 5DEAVOR$ TO CONV9CE !M1 ?AT1 H[EV] UNWOR?Y ( HIS SUCCESSION1 ,I W\LD 5DEAVOR TO KEEP ALIVE ! SPIRIT ( !IR B5EFACTOR1 & W\LD LEAVE !M AS LITTLE REASON AS POSSIBLE TO REGRET HIS LOSS4 ,OH6 MY ,/4 ,JULIAN1 :O BUT MU/ M\RN SO EXCELL5T A P>5T1 SO AMIABLE1 SO 9COMP>ABLE A MAN6 

,BUT Y\ TALK$ TO ME ( ! FLATT]+ *ANGE 9 MY SITUATION4 ,& %ALL ,I CONFESS TO Y\ ! TRU?8 ,I F9D NO?+ 9 IT ?AT FLATT]S1 NO?+ ?AT PLEASES ME4 ,I AM TOLD MY REV5UES >E MORE EXT5SIVE4 ,BUT :AT IS ?AT TO ME8 ,!Y W]E BE=E SUFFICI5TLY AMPLE1 & ,I HAD BUT TO WI% AT ANY TIME1 9 ORD] TO HAVE !M 9CREAS$4 ,BUT ,I AM REMOV$ TO ! METROPOLIS ( ! K+DOM1 TO ! CITY 9 :I* ! C\RT ( MY MA/] RESIDES1 TO ! SEAT ( ELEGANCE & PLEASURE4 ,& YET1 AMID ALL ?AT IT (F]S1 ,I SI< = ! RURAL HAUNTS ( ,PAL]MO1 ITS PLEASANT HILLS1 ITS FRUITFUL VALES1 ITS SIMPLICITY & 9NOC5CE4 ,I SIT D[N TO A MORE SUMPTU\S TABLE1 ,I AM SURR\ND$ ) A MORE NUM]\S TRA9 ( S]VANTS & DEP5D5TS4 ,BUT ?IS COMES NOT HOME TO ! HE>T ( Y\R ,R9ALDO4 ,I LOOK 9 VA9 ?R\< ALL ! CIRCLE = AN EQUAL & A FRI5D4 ,IT IS TRUE1 :5 ,I REPAIR TO ! LEVEE ( MY PR9CE1 ,I BEHOLD MANY EQUALS2 BUT !Y >E /RANG]S TO ME1 !IR FACES >E DRESS$ 9 /UDI$ SMILES1 !Y APPE> ALL SUPPL5ESS1 COMPLAISANCE & C\RTL9ESS4 ,A C\NT5ANCE1 FRAU<T ) >T1 & ?AT C>RIES NO?+ ( ! S\L 9 IT1 IS UN9T]E/+1 & EV5 =BIDD+ 9 MY EYE4 

,OH6 H[ LONG %ALL ,I BE SEP>AT$ FROM MY ,/4 ,JULIAN8 ,I AM ALMO/ ANGRY ) Y\ = APOLOGIZ+ = Y\R K9D MONITIONS & G5]\S ADVICE4 ,IF MY BREA/ GL[S ) ANY NOBLE S5TIM5TS1 IT IS TO Y\R FRI5D%IP ,I ASCRIBE !M4 ,IF ,I HAVE AVOID$ ANY ( ! ROCKS UPON :I* HE$LESS Y\? IS APT TO SPLIT1 Y\RS IS ALL ! HONOR1 ?\< M9E BE ! ADVANTAGE4 ,MORE ?AN ONE 9/ANCE DO ,I RECOLLECT ) UNFEIGN$ GRATITUDE1 9 :I* ,I HAD PASS$ ! ?RE%OLD ( ]ROR1 9 :I* ,I HAD ALREADY SET MY FOOT UPON ! $GE ( ! PRECIPICE1 & WAS RECLAIM$ BY Y\R C>E4 ,BUT :AT TEMPTATIONS C\LD ! SIMPLE ,PAL]MO (F]1 COMP>$ ) ! RI*1 ! LUXURI\S1 & DISSIPAT$ C\RT ( ,NAPLES8 

,& UPON ?IS SC5E ,I AM CA/ )\T A FRI5D4 ,MY HONOR$ FA!R 9DE$ C\LD NOT HAVE BE5 MY COMPANION1 BUT HIS ADVICE MI<T HAVE BE5 USEFUL TO ME 9 A ?\S& 9/ANCES4 ,MY ,/4 ,JULIAN IS AT A DI/ANCE ?AT MY HE>T YE>NS TO ?9K (4 ,VOLCANOS BURN1 & CAT>ACTS RO> BETWE5 US4 ,) CAUTION !N WILL ,I 5DEAVOR TO TREAD ! GIDDY CIRCLE4 ,S9CE ,I MU/1 H[EV] UNPREP>$1 BE MY [N MA/]1 ,I WILL 5DEAVOR TO BE COLLECT$1 SOB]1 & DET]M9$4 

,ONE EXP$I5T ,I HAVE ?\<T (1 :I* ,I HOPE WILL BE ( S]VICE TO ME 9 ! NEW SC5E UPON :I* ,I AM TO 5T]4 ,I WILL ?9K H[ MY FRI5D W\LD HAVE ACT$1 ,I WILL ?9K ?AT HIS EYE IS UPON ME1 & ,I WILL MAKE IT A LAW TO MYSELF TO CONFESS ALL MY FAULTS & FOLLIES TO Y\4 ,AS Y\ HAVE 9DULG$ ME ) Y\R CORRESPOND5CE1 Y\ WILL ALL[ ME1 ,I D\BT NOT1 9 ?IS LIB]TY1 & WILL FAVOR ME FROM TIME TO TIME ) ?OSE HONE/ & UNBIASS$ REM>KS UPON MY CONDUCT1 :I* IT IS CONSONANT ) Y\R *>ACT] TO MAKE4 

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