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see how well he had succeeded.
IneverdidlikethestoryalittlebitashamedI'mafraid;butwhenwe
talkeditoverlastnightitstruckmeinanewlightandIunderstood
whyfathertookthefailuresowellandseemssocontentedwiththis
poorishplace.Itisonlybeginningagainhesays;andhavingworkedhis
wayuponcehefeelsasifhecouldagain.IdeclaretoyouPollythat
sortofconfidenceinhimselfandenergyandcourageinamanofhis
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yearsmakesmeloveandrespectthedearoldgentlemanasIneverdid
before.
I'msogladtohearyousaythatTom!I'vesometimesthoughtyou
didn'tquiteappreciateyourfatheranymorethanheknewhowmuchof
a man you were.
Neverwastillto-dayyouknowsaidTom [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],laughing,yetlookingas
ifhefeltthedignityofhisoneandtwentyyears.Oddisn'tithow
peoplelivetogethereversolonganddon'tseemtofindoneanotherout
tillsomethingcomestodoitforthem.Perhapsthissmash-upwassentto
introduce me to my own father.
There'sphilosophyforyousaidPolly,smiling [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],evenwhileshefeltas
if adversity was going to do more for Tom than years of prosperity.
Theybothsatquietforaminute,Pollyinthebigchairlookingathim
withanewrespectinhereyes [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],Tomonthestoolnearbyslowlytearing
up a folded paper he had absently taken from the floor while he talked.
Didthyilai:
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