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At the same time I do not think that a father — however hot tempered, and however eccentric — entirely breaks with his only son for nothing. AT THE SAME TIME I DO NOT THINK THAT A FATHER HOWEVER HOT TEMPERED AND HOWEVER ECCENTRIC ENTIRELY BREAKS WITH HIS OWN SON FOR NOTHING
ity 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. By the way, I am almost certain that I saw Claudius Sandell in the Fulham Koad about a month ago, just after I sent you my last letter. It was Qrettino- dark, and I cannot be positive ; but, if I am right, he has very much come down in the world. The man I saw was dressed in the seediest clothes, no stick or gloves, smoking a clay-pipe, and peering into the window of a small eating-house. As I had two other men with me, I was naturally not anxious to claim the acquaintance of — apparently — a half-starved tramp ; so I hurried on to avoid recognition. Otherwise I should have been glad to have lent him 46 THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. a few shillings for the sake of old times together at Cambridge. Of course, we do not know what the quarrel w^as between Sir Constantine and Claudius. You think that Sir Constantine was in the wrong ; he may have been. OTESTS 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 BY THE WAY I AM ALMOST CERTAIN THAT THAT I SAW CLOUDY SANDAL IN THE FULHAM ROAD ABOUT A MONTH AGO JUST AFTER I SENT YOU MY LAST LETTER IT WAS GETTING DARK AND I CANNOT BE POSITIVE BUT IF I AM RIGHT HE IS VERY MUCH COME DOWN IN THE WORLD THE MAN I SAW WAS DRESSED IN THE SEEDIEST CLOTHES NO STICK OR GLOVES SMOKING A CLAY PIPE AND PEERING INTO THE WINDOW OF A SMALL EATING HOUSE AS I HAD TWO OTHER MEN WITH ME I WAS NATURALLY NOT ANXIOUS TO CLAIM THE ACQUAINTANCE OF APPARENTLY A HALF STARVED TRAMP SO I HURRIED ON TO AVOID THE RECOGNITION OTHERWISE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN GLAD TO HAVE LENT HIM A FEW SHILLINGS FOR THE SAKE OF OLD TIMES TOGETHER AT CAMBRIDGE OF COURSE WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE QUARREL WAS BETWEEN SIR CONSTANTINE AND CLOUDIUS YOU THINK THAT SIR CONSTANTINE WAS IN THE WRONG HE MAY HAVE BEEN
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