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Adela Cathcart, Volume 3 by George MacDonald
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pleasure. Am I not right?"

"Undoubtedly," I replied. "What evening have you fixed upon, Mr.
Bloomfield?"

"This day week," he answered. "Shall I tell you why I put it off so long?"

"If you please."

"I heard your brother, Mr. Armstrong, say that you were very fond of
parables. Now I have always had a leaning that way myself; and for years I
have had one in particular glimmering before my mental sight. The ambition
seized me, to write it out for one of our meetings, and so submit it to
your judgment; for, Mr. Armstrong, I am so delighted with your sermons and
opinions generally, that I long to let you know that I am not only
friendly, but capable of sympathizing with you. But it is only in the
rough yet, and I want to have plenty of time to act the dutiful bear to my
offspring, and lick it into thorough shape. So if you will come this day
week, Mrs. Bloomfield and I will be delighted to entertain you in our
humble fashion. But, bless me! the boys will be all in a heap of confusion
worse confounded before I get back to them. I have no business to be away
from them at this hour. Good morning, gentlemen."

And off ran the worthy Neptune, to quell, by the vision of his returning
head, the rebellious waves of boyish impulse.

"That man will be a great comfort to you, Armstrong," I said.

"I know he will. He is a far-seeing, and what is better, a far-feeling
man."
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