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I am sorry that the new vicar is not to your liking ; his adoption of the east  ward position and other ritualistic practices in face of so many protests seems to me very silly. It is, as you say, a great pity that the living should be in the gift of Sir Constantine Sandell — a man who has belonged at times to almost every conceivable religious sect. I AM SORRY THAT THE NEW VICAR IS NOT TO YOUR LIKING HIS ADOPTION OF THE EASTWARD POSITION AND OTHER RITUALISTIC PRACTICES IN FACE OF SO MANY PROTESTS SEEMS TO ME VERY SILLY IT IS AS YOU SAY A GREAT PITY THAT THE LIVING SHOULD BE IN THE GIFTS OF SIR CONSTANTIN SANDAL A MAN WHO HAS BELONGED AT TIMES TO ALMOST EVERY CONCEIVABLE RELIGIOUS SECT
l and testa- ment, divide his property between him and his very plain and unattractive sister. He tried to write to his father the kind of letter that his father would like, but he spent as little time as possible on the composition of it, knowing that his father was not critical in such thin2;s. To-nioht his letter ran as follows : — " My dear Father, " You may be assured that your last letter — stating that you have had no return of the sciatica — gave me great pleasure. I was delighted to hear that you managed to get as far as from our house to the cemetery. You must be careful not to overdo it, but I suppose you would not walk that distance without permission from the doctor. Certainly the embrocation which he prescribed seems to have done wonders. So you have got the main drainage at last, and are compelled to connect with it ; I always said that it would THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. 45 come, and after the initial expenses you will probably find the arrangement much more satisfactory.  CCASIONALLY IN WHAT PROPORTION HIS FATHER WOULD IN HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT DIVIDE HIS PROPERTY BETWEEN HIM AND HIS VERY PLAIN AND UNATTRACTIVE SISTER HE TRIED TO WRITE HIS FATHER THE KIND OF LETTER THAT HIS FATHER WOULD LIKE BUT HE SPENT AS LITTLE TIME AS POSSIBLE ON THE COMPOSITION OF IT KNOWING THAT HIS FATHER WAS NOT CRITICAL IN SUCH THINGS TO NIGHT HIS LETTER RAN AS FOLLOWS MY DEAR FATHER YOU MAY BE ASSURED THAT YOUR LAST LETTER STATING THAT YOU HAVE HAD NO RETURN OF THE SCIATICA GAVE ME GREAT PLEASURE I WAS DELIGHTED TO HEAR THAT YOU MANAGED TO GET AS FAR FROM OUR HOUSE TO THE CEMETERY YOU MUST BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVERDO IT BUT I SUPPOSE YOU WOULD NOT WALK THAT DISTANCE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE DOCTOR CERTAINLY THE EMBROCATION WHICH HE PRESCRIBES SEEMS TO HAVE DONE WONDERS SO YOU HAVE GOT THE MAIN DRAINAGE AT LAST AND ARE COMPELLED TO CONNECT WITH IT I ALWAYS SAID THAT IT WOULD COME AND AFTER THE INITIAL EXPENSES YOU WOULD PROBABLY FIND THE ARRANGEMENT MUCH MORE SATISFACTORY 
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