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frightened than hurt, and full of apprehension about
his wife and sister. ee |

As they resumed their walk, Carl said to himself,
“One thing is certain, whatever the fellows may say,
Mr. Barry is far from being a coward: I shall tell this
to Mack and Merriman, the next time they utter such
a slander on our usher.”