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The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft
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George Gissing
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He
is
one
of
the
men
I
heartily
like.
That
he
greatly
cares
for
me
I
do
not
suppose,
but
this
has
nothing
to
do
with
the
matter;
enough
that
he
likes
my
society
well
enough
to
make
a
special
journey
down
into
Devon.
I
represent
to
him,
of
course,
the
days
gone
by,
and
for
their
sake
he
will
always
feel
an
interest
in
me.
Being
ten
years
my
junior,
he
must
naturally
regard
me
as
an
old
buffer;
I
notice,
indeed,
that
he
is
just
a
little
too
deferential
at
moments.
He
feels
a
certain
respect
for
some
of
my
work,
but
thinks,
I
am
sure,
that
I
ceased
writing
none
too
soon--which
is
very
true.
If
I
had
not
been
such
a
lucky
fellow--if
at
this
moment
I
were
still
toiling
for
bread--it
is
probable
that
he
and
I
would
see
each
other
very
seldom;
for
N---
has
delicacy,
and
would
shrink
from
bringing
his
high-spirited
affluence
face
to
face
with
Grub
Street
squalor
and
gloom;
whilst
I,
on
the
other
hand,
should
hate
to
think
that
he
kept
up
my
acquaintance
from
a
sense
of
decency.
As
it
is
we
are
very
good
friends,
quite
unembarrassed,
and--for
a
couple
of
days--really
enjoy
the
sight
and
hearing
of
each
other.
That
I
am
able
to
give
him
a
comfortable
bedroom,
and
set
before
him
an
eatable
dinner,
flatters
my
pride.
If
I
chose
at
any
time
to
accept
his
hearty
invitation,
I
can
do
so
without
moral
twinges.
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