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A Critical Review of the Books of the Week
SF=^fSIN'G PORTU2CEB." by John Ox
■|js—y) rtinam, I* a' vigorous piece of
jiV «h"|. s.imciy entertaining impossi
..■v. ]( js the story of a young
Pfltch \\;\>r. Adam Black, who begins
• ;•;. . r \\ t-upgostlng Ideas to his
:>•>. J:u:' V ., Alpine, a painter of ey
vinirr. FkJiJ but ro creative force. The
• " • ••■ *i •• ::• ♦> c< :h«-r make many puccoss
••-'■.,• ;;:\ s and humorous reaJlMic
. ;- jrhJch are signed by James
Sluj Aikl.uio— J;im^n Mack, that Is. and
thcr. -The drawings .bring in a trlfio
of'tiioney, btit not <nough to provide even
•ft .sr-anjv liylng f • ■ — .->c.;te artist.
: rfmc* an advertising solicitor,
■' rrii of the tale Is the narr.ittve
• ■ urcphant pro* f * 10 fortune and
.M;rr '- arr.'.ng to be th« best of
r.R imllcitnra he studies the pub-
B'biislners. t!i<-n takes the manag* 1
■ : f a .'new weekly paper, and finally
■ . ■■ bUftincpfl manager, assistant rd
»nd,.edlto*r. all rolled Into one.'of
l r.i Terrapin* :.->urn«l. The Looklm
nta«K. How h<- ma<l«? Th»» Looking Glass
■ «oly profitable and suddenly began
tit the. most successful stories of the
4ay under an assumed name, Ins in
.fhort ni once the best bußlnrss man and
lh« !><f, author connected with any mag-
Viz!r.e. ar.fi how his nrtist frlond got his
rw*»(V>rt irisplmtlon from the beautiful wife
N^marri.-d and went on to succet-s in his
.own work, nre told In an airily easy and
confidential style, which Is appropriate to
-.he'SmporstMe feats of energy attributed to
Black. The Interesting people In the novel
.art.' all Feouh folk who have gone to make
'their fortune in London. Obviously th*
r^putaUon the canny Scot made for him
self in the lact century is not to suffer in
this. iG. W. DiHir-t-ham & Co.. New York.
tl».)
An agreeably simple and life-like little
rtory of rural lifo In the Middle West is
tol<i tn "Johnnie." by E. O. Lauphlln. It
f .f nothing but the record of Johnnies Ufa
from the 'day when he first went to school,
told every b6dy "my name Is Jawnhie Win
kle. *n I!ns € years old." and rubbed a
toad on jas hands and feet to make
»arts. up to the day when his own son
rhowod "feuch merry blue eyes. Buch a
ro-ucily puckm-d mouth and a counten
ance t^y quaintly quizzical, so mischievous.
po Innocent and bland," that only nn*
r.«ai« would lit him. and they eallt-d him
Johnnie.
The bock sterns to be not a creation of
Imagination, but & record of actual obser
vation. It 1« a work of art only In wo lar
un humor, keenr.rss of perception, fkillrul
selection of Biifnirtcant Incidents and a
sympathetic, uraffected style make a
Work .of art. Thrse qualities perve to'
puice* the- little bock very pleasant read
irs.
The Illustrations are from photograph*.
JVrbaps this form of lllu>tration was
i . -• n ;r» order to emphasize the homo'y
r«;;lii> «.f 'Jie book: but whatever the end
•w.-is. tj;v result Is not fortunate. The
subtle i in magical and sufilclent toui h
<.f pi rsonallty which suffices to raise tne
nan ■ ■ t ove the conimonplace l» nec
-rFsarily lacking !n photopraphs. The con-
H - - between the llchts and shades is
cant and the ifenoral effect is In
nate. The frontispiece. "Eph the As
defteryev to be « xcepted from
rictur'-s. The pose Is good and the
cci Is not bo hard. *o harsh
o plartrs; as in most of the stra
i:.>wcn-Mcrrill Company. In-
irised to I'ira that "The r»e
of Dorothy." by Frank Kin
• the subject of a lively cor
n : h.- New York Times. An
• Header" having pronounced it
tir.« ;>:..l nasty, another "Hon'st
:d ..thtr people wrot*>. saying
: bend the novel enttrtaininp ard
< : ::-rs thousht the critic was
::• .. i . story dials with so called sci
..r..f. The Dorothy who drpen-
U»C daughter of a learned pro
r.hb think* of naught hut cranl
\ ;i uife whom he had married in
• f romance— the child of *n
■ . i:r,;ir eon and a French danc»r.
• :i! ih« opening of the story Is a
y Charitable and religious *irl.
I -cxlth an accident po serious as
... r ir;<r.^fuslon of blood necessary:
, \ ounc Spaniard. an unsucc.csr.ful
w'.n h..T;.p«ins to be at hand at the
••: ••';.'■ al moment; eives hie blood for the
•:on. WJien Dorothy recovers a prtat
< l-.ar.Cf In her character has tak«n place.
}\,r very vniee. which was a bright Hunt
• nprnno. has acquired a sensuous fullness
. f tot,*-.' h«r moral sense fhows a mile
blunting and hrr degeneration has subtly
but completely brsrun. She marries her
betrothed. »>ut after a violent series of
Improprieties rur.p off with the Spaniard.
trading a life of sensual dellpht with him
a F; :dn. H«- Iffcnf her: she attempt"
inVr'mmlt suicide: her husband, who h^s
1.i.-n Mrivins \o i*e her. offers his blood
Jor a nrw- ir.Vr.sfnsion; she is slowly
brought 1 a r k *° llf "- forgetting sill th* in
- ■ ■ .jI r'.-.r~ . . rg< -"-Hiiont, a nd_p_hf_is_
ss pur«» and Bweet a clrl as at first. But
in unlucky irti»ln of music recalls hor life
< f jnilit to her memory, and she tiles of
jhe shock.
Th«» «jM»si-srirnee "f the book l-« very
abrurd. . Pre-natal lmpre?vinn. phrenology,
jrlrpathy and th^ transfusion of charac
iri wlth-.bl«»<l ar<» among It* bases, and
•he lt*9Ult is flnqrant bosh Pai»s.ipes here
slvA there Rive evidence of cleverness In
crb**rval!on and expression The author,
!nde«d, is a rouphly clever fellow. Hut to
rt* the bonk t-eemed to be so evidently a
if^oc of • alaclnusncfi*. mlth
At purity tt> k»*ep it from being kept out
of th» niall?. that I was purpri?ed tf> see
«n>" doubt of Its Impropriety. I still think
th**' virtuous part was written with the
V>r.j?ue In th^ cheek. (O. W. Dillinshatn
Company, New Torkj ti BO.)
' Tl. 11. Russell has published ■ remark
r»'bl«» edition of John Hunyan's "Lire and
T- iuh of Sir, Hadraan." with twelve com
positions ,by Oenrpc \Toolllscraft Knead
:\rA Ixiuis Rhcad. deslpn^d to riray tho
•irr.^ly slas of the ungodly MY. man's
Journey from this world to hell." and an
introduction reprinted from Froude's"l^ife
♦jf Huryan." To a student of literary his
icry this work of !i\ un !<: of (Treat in
trr^st. a«; bHnR one of thn forerunners of
tlie modern realistic novel and as taking
"a unloui* pl.ine in that lir.c of development
beginning^ irlth th«; Spanish novel of
r^<suc;< In th«« ylxtcnth century and In
cliirtlr.c sa.raany' robust nanT's— Defoe.
Sirollntt n:id Dickons, for example. How
1 N'.cr^.-.iinf; to 'find In pious Hunran. so
unoon:-cim;R of . his own Joy in literary
crcat'.cn.Mhe same Impulse to paint an
'.jrrl of Trk-J.'odncfs which produf»*d Field
!ns> "Jon.Tihnn Wild the (treat" and
Thackeray's "I,u<*k of Barn Lyndon "
ZitT. Ruffcll h.ir printed the book In
Iwnuliful Inrre lype. on excellent paper.
v.:; h rrn.-.mentaJ heading succP«tive of
nr.dcnt typographical forms set Into the
prt^e. The par." U ahouf the size of a
jw<? "f ah «n.ibridjred dictionary. a
r.unjber of small woodcuts from the first
edition are JntrM^cod. r.v.6 there are
tT.elv fuil-r-iRe illustrations by the
I,rrth<y« Rhead. Ther-» illustrations In
the quality rt their line, their conception
end In fact their whole artistic epirit are
:r.n: vtiourly well studied after very an
cient types of TTocd engravlr.p. They
vsry. of course In excellence, nnd one
wish the woolly angels a?rcy. T7:e
Arvils. .naturally, are better Imagined
The face cf the tcn-.ptcr In "SteaJlnsj."
♦-Ith It«i lr.sldiou?ncrs. conteir.^t and
amusement. Is a reniarkable piece of
worlc. and the, light of the hcW-born
c'.ck fmn hU body :!umir.atinjr the tiny
roon Js flnrly conceived. (R. H. RusmU.
Key York.)
Captain a<xrrg» Clark Macaravo ih«»
author, of **Under Thr»« Finer* in Cuba "
tills bin readers that "Und«r Two Fia^
In Cuba" was to have boon published in
th« cprlngr of lfi?«. but faia rv.nid . ;
rav<» hJm an opportunity to add a rtn{r.
. ..• manuscript, tc^etber v...i threa
hundred photographs Illustrative of Wcy
!«*■ regime In Cuba, and snmt historical
letters that had passed between the cap
tain funeral and Premier Canovas. were
polled In Havana with my . Recta when I
was deported to Spain ut th«» beginning
of the war. Thus the circulation of that
work was limited to General Rlanco and
those of his ofllcors who understood Kns
llsh.
"After witnessing the triumph of the
American army at Santiago I prepared
Illustrations by Louis
Rhead in John Bunyan's
"Life and Death of Mr.
BadmsiV 5 Published by
R, H. Russell.
the. present work. Tnflor Three Flap? In
Cuba.', during n prolonged attack of fever
contracted In the campaign. Hut ngnin
fat*, acting- now through the pistol of an
Incensed Spanish officer, delayed publica
tion."
Th»»!»o words are ■ enough to show how
r*al Captain Moss; rave's opportunities for
observation were. His book proves how
~wcii~h>~?niployca t n«'irvr wnTt<Fiitnnne~ut
moderation and the care about details px
hibite<] In it are strung evidences of the
accuracy <.f ;,;.- record. Captain Mus-
Krav«-"s deliberate judgment is that the
f'ub&n dtserves and should possess free
dom under Amrricnn protection, and that
iilthough the ultimate absorption '<( the
island Is inevitable, «til! any force will be
resented. ; Indeed, he believes that even
the present military control is justly
looked on with suspicion. He urges that
a Jack of conciliation has produced diffi
culty and will produce disaster In our
management of the inlands, east and we«t.
under our control. His judgment of Gen
eral Khafter is very severe. The book as
a whole is full of thrilling incident, use
ful Information and thoughtful comment.
In the gentle verses of Philip Henry
Dodge ("Hawaii Fair" and Other Verses)
there Is little to attract the attention ex
cept ihe linen on KHlulanl. The memory
of that sweet and gracious girl lends thorn
true pathos:
Heard ye tho*»e. winds which sighed and
swept
From sea to sea. while rain tides wept?"
Though storms fling on and tempest
leaps —
Dark midnight past— the Princess sleeps!
Know ye the crown— no goldsmith art*.
But forged from out ■ thousand hearts
For her who midFt the change of state
Was gracious, triumphing o'er fate?
For such the world in homage keeps
A crown, alt hough the Princess sleeps.
Elder & Shepard. Pan Francisco.
The report of the trustee* of the. Fr*»«
Public Library for the year ending July
1. 1599. should be of Interest to all lovers
of books who are able to interpret the
-statistics of which II is composed. Th«
first point of Importance to attract the
attention Is the extraordinary Increase
In the circulation of library books within
the 5-ear. For example, the bonks taken
home from the main library during the
year numbered 340.f,24, a gain over the pre
ceding year of 27 per cent. The sig
nificance of this Increase will be teen from
the fact th.it the average annual !ncre?iais
at the Bcston Public Library is not over
8 per cent. Mr. Clark, the librarian, at
tributes this Increase to the system by
which readers have acefs? to a portion of
the library c:i open shelves. But as the
branch libraries show the st'.il more ex
traordinary Increase of 32 per cent, and
M the system of epen shelves ' s not new
In them, so far an nppcara, it would seem
that some of the increase laust be due to
the fact that Ban Francicco Is waking up
to the u»cfulne*« of the library. Or has
the floatlnu population which wna brought
h«r« by th» war been cf a character to
Influence lh« library circulation mate
rially On th« whole, If ono is euessing
the more literal anil Intelligent item of
fcCuc&lifan ;.urcucd in tlio pub'.ic school*
may well nlP* Lc considered as a prob
able MUtM lor ecr.ic uharo of .... reaai
H. B. Lathrop
In the circulation of the library. * But
after all possible deductions have been
made Mr. Clark's figures prove -the wis
dom of opening some of the shelves to the
public.
Another sign of excellence In the adm'n
ls*ration 1b the fact that a dollar go«a
THE SUNDAY CALL.
mnrh further now than a f«W yearn ago.
Five year? ajro $1 nuptained a circulation
of aliout eight books, while last year $1
dirt the same work for over thirteen books.
Some of this economy Is due to the mer«
fact that In llbrarlen expensr? naturally
do not frrow as fast as facilities. One or
two attendant? are nee<3ed even In a vrv
email library: hut they can serve a pretty
!ar?e one. Fixtures do not need constant
renewal. Light, heat and telephone ser
vice are likely to be pretty constant
sources of expense for a term of years.
But here again. If we pare down Mr.
Clark's figure? to the very quick. we come
upon a lire remainder to prove the ef
ficiency of his management. The state
ments that appointments »d promotions
are made for merit only, and that I strict
fiystem of civil service examination Is \n
force, point the way to an easy iindT
standing of the excellence Of Mr. ''lark*
work.
The city of Pan Francisco may congrat
ulate Itself that It ha 50 faithful a public
servant and ■ board so wise as to appre
elate him at his true worth.
The figures of Mr. Clark's report afford
a striking exemplification of some ideas
set forth by Mr. T»»c?rart. the llbrar'nn
of the Mechanics' Institute. The bonks
of the library number In all somewhat
over 117.000. Of this total 17.000 and some
hundreds are placed In branch libraries,
while of the 100.400 'In the main library
10.000 selected volumes are placed on open
shelves. The total home circulation of
the library is 544.000. Now of this 509 I
and more hooks that were actually taken
out of the library, /v. r BM.OOO came from
the branches, where only 17.000 hooks wore
kept. These figures include no books spe
cially sent for to the main library. They
prove that 100 .000 books supported a cir
culation of only. 340.0^0. while 17.000 selected
books In the branches supported ■ circu
lation of 100.000. Nor Is this all. Of the
100,000 books in the main library. 10 M
were selected and placed on shelves. Just
how often tHese 10.000 books go and
come cannot be definitely ascertained, but
during: the month of July .17 per cent r,f
the circulation of the main library con
sisted of these books, nnd only 43 per cent
wan drawn from the flii.OOO other volnrms
on the shelve* Assuming, ns we fairly
may. that this month's experience Is not
far from the average, we shall find f'nt
the 90.000 on the closed shelves circulate
only to the extent of 147.000. that <!•<•
10.000 on the open shelves had a circulation
of 193,000 and that the 17.600 In the
branches had a circulation of 200.000 In
other words, the books in the main collec
tion went out on an average one and six
tenths times, the books on the open
shelves went out nineteen and three
tenths times and the books In th«»
branches went out eleven times and a
fraction. Or. to look at the mntter from
another point of view, the IV per cent on
the shelves produce only T> per cent of the
circulation. If Mr. Clark were to pl.ie*
10.000 more select* d books on the accessi
ble shelves the circulation .of the books
In the main stack would probably be pf-xt
to nothing.
Now the expense of circulating "■••
books that go out of the main stock Is by
no means ho smrtl! n«< the proportionate
circulation. The J7..VV) volumes in the
branches cost about, a dollar -piece to
buy, knep and circulate At the sail rate
the 10.000 on the open shelves would eoet
JlO.Ono, and |29.750 would be left for the
mass of silent volumes on the dirk
shelves. At this- rate It costs t% cents to
take a book out of. ■ branch, a little over
5 cents to take It off the open shelve*, .and
almost 21 cents to gel it out Of the main
collection.
If the reader has taken th« trouble to
follow this mathematical reasoning he will
Fee that the books on the main shelves
cost more for maintenance and circula
tion than all the rest of the. library and
achieve a third as much: that they cost
proportionately to their circulation at
least two or three time-* as much: that
they go out very little, and that in fine
keeping up the circulation of the body of
books Is a weight on the library.
Does It pay, or would it be better in
select all the "live" books In the stock
as completely as possible, offer them to
the public and maintain the rest of the
library as a reference library for students
who could come to use It?
The trustees have in mind making their
library useful to scholars. Their noble
purchases of great collections which can
he Of no possible use except to scientific
and historical investigators prove this,
and prove that they have the courage to
use their money In this inconspicuous but
generous and useful way. Now a scholar
needs a whole library at Ml elbow. *rA
can work hotter In a library alcove than
at '■!»* if he is given a desk ami a chair
and N provided with fair light, moderate
warmth nnd tolerable air. The ren"''"*'
m«nts of the public are essentially differ
ent. They want book.** to read aloud, to
:imu.-. th»m<elves with, to educate them
selves by. not to refer to. If the JO.OOO
volumes In the main stock are for schol
arly u«e the expense of providing machin
ery for circulating them outside of the
library may be cut off at once, special
provisions mnrte for accommodating stu
denU and something saved for book*. It"
should not be forgotten that the books
Which go Into Kener.il circulation seidom
are fit to become part of a library of
reference. The view which looks at the
numbers of a library as representing th«
accre'ion of years from purchases mads
to suit popular Interests* Is n completely
erropeoii.o one. The principle* which direct
the administration of a reference library
differ essentially from those which direct
the administration of a circulating library
for the general public. The statistics of
our public library here sugg^t the ques
tion whether the two departments should
not be sharply divided.
(Published by the Free Public Library
of San Francisco.)
It Is pleasant to welcome Mr. Poxey'S
nnrr.e and the pipn of the Lark onco
mor»\ The Doxey Flook Company offer
aa the first of n scries of i^irk Classic*
Klplir "Mandalay." with illustrations
by Robert Edgrvn and a cover rt-siun by
Porter flnrnett. Mr. Kdgren's residence.
in Purmah has qualified him m make au
thentic representations of the scene, of the
po»Tn. and from his pictures we learn
that Kipling's brown maiden I* to be im
agined as comely but plump and "even a
little dumpy. (The Doxey Book Company,
San Francisco. 75 cents).
The DoubledaV-McClure Company pub
lish a reprint of Charles RearleV lively
work. ''Peg U'nflinstin." with many Il
lustrations by Hugh Thomson, and an In
troduction by Austin Dobson. Mr. Dob
son's introduction Is as graceful and as
pcholnrly as his stud!** always are. anJ
Mr. Thomson's delicately humorous draw
ings add a new tliiinn t>> t!ie story of
••witty, wayward and warm-hearted Mar
gurct \Votlinßton."
The second volun' I1 '' of Ftlpk'n "History
of the People of the Netherlands" now ap
pears in translation l»y l:u:.h Putnam.
from the house «if O. P. Putnam'* B>irw.
The former volume of the translation
dealt with the period* from the earliest
times to the beginning of the llftecnth
century. This carries on the history to
1559, down to the departure «.f Philip II
for .Spain. Petrus Johannes Itl^k Is pro
fessor of Dutch history In the l.'nlversity
«'f Leyden. Quite naturrlly h»- love.-* to
unravel tho mysteries of detailed develop
ment In ali thu petty provinces which
make up that compound stat" nhlch fj
vaguely known as Th.« Netherlands. Much
the >ame difficulties (only In an IntenslrteJ
degree) that confront tlv wrirer of Ameri
can history In treating the ri:<- of t.\ . -
crdnnlcs which became the I'nlted States
of America had to l>e met In the handling
of the subject prevented In this work. An
author may Rive v minute account of each
Individual comrr unity. Philosophical
Kra: p and cnU^htenlnK generalization
then take v secondary place. *»r ono may
exploit hi? material by s«>m«« skillful topi
cal methrd. taking cross sections of terri
tory and chronology, in such a case the
chronicles of humb!<> things drop out of.
view. The plan of the book under review
shows a preference for minute and unreal
istic treatment of each political entity.
However Important to home - loving
Dutchmen, however *Ij;nlflcant to mlnuta
and laborious student*. >•;■!: a metho<!
will discourage most readers. The great
merits of Blok's work consist In his clear
exposition of the reasons contributing to
the rl.«e of the Hurgundbin. power- In thr»
Netherlands; his account of the organiza
tion of the liurgundlan monarchy itself
in th«» days of Charles V and Philip 11.
and especially li his description of rcllsr
lous. economic and social conditions In tha
Burgumllnn period. A discussion of his
torical authorities In a valuable appendix
cannot reconcile the student to the com
plete absence of footnotes. A good map
and an index arc comprised In this second
volume.
Books Received.
"The Crown of Life," George nisjrmir.
Frederick Stokes Co.. New York. Ji.ix
"The Market Place." Harold Frederic.'*
Frederick Stokes Co., New York. Jl.io.
'"Moods and Other Verses." E. R. Tay
lor. Elder & Shcpard, San Francisco.
$1.23.
"Pabo the Priest." S. Bartnjr Gould.
Frederick Stokes Co., New York.
"Letltia Berkeley.'" Josephine H. Stif
fens. Frederick Stokrs Co., New York.
"The Strong Arm." Robert Barr. ■ p
Stokes Co.. New York. J1.23.
"Hawaii and Its People." Alexander S.
Twombly. Silver. Runlett & Co.. Bostonl
"Paolo and France c Stephen Phillip^
— Jehtt- l,a?>«. N^«r Vnrk.
"The Worshiper of the Image."- Rfch
ard La Galllcnne. John Lane, New York.
"The Other Si.l- of the Bun. ' Erelya
Sharp. John Lane. New York.
"Poems by Matthew Arncld." John
LaiM, New York.
"In Ohostly Japan." r.ar-.i.;> .{enrn.
Little. Brown * Co., Boston. }2.ot>.
"In Cap nnd Bell." Owen Seaman. John
Lane. New York.
"The School and Society." John Dewer.
The University of Chicago Press.
"The Waters of Edera." Oulda. It. F
Fenno * Co.. New York.
"Jack of All Trades." John I>ane New
York. $1.23. '
"The Rebel's Daughter." J. O. Woerner
Little, Brown A Co.. Ton.
TAHED TARANTULA THAT DOES
STUNTS.
Mr. Goodln of Texas owns a p«»t taran
tula which he calls Joe. The tan ntula
responds to his name and Klves many
tokens of Intelligence and affection. 11*
Mrs perfectly quiet on his back, lets nl*
fanes be exhibited, and makes no attempt
to use them to any one's harm. At hid
master's command he shakes hands with)
one of his lon« leirs. and he loves to bo
fondled and petted. ii has been In cap
tivity more than two years, and np
parently has no lonjrin* for freedom. H.,
Is large, cleanly In his habits and will not
allow any refuse In his cage. H e * at it
only. once in three or four weeks and
throws any his old clothe* and put., or »
new ones once a year. Hl*, food con*l«s
r malnly of large crickets and grnsshoppers
Ooodln Is fond of animals of all sorts nnii
has a great control over them. Wild blrdn
often follow him for long distances nr d
other untamed creatures show a similar
inclination. ' m
DO NOT USE ESQUIRE.
The word "esquire." or as It t* generally
abbreviated "e50..." I* becoming more atui
more obsolete In America. And it i , w ,
that thin Is no. for It never had any nl-i
here. Even in England, where It belonr-
It la woefully misused, and always iT '
been, for not one person out of n «.*?
many can tell who arc legally esouj,-.
They nro all nons of p*eni. baronets OB J
knights; the older sons of tho youne
«nns of peers, and their eldest sons in „ r
ji.tuity: the eldest son or the H<w P ° r "
if a knight, and his eldest son In r£ r L. on
Ity; kings of arm*, heralds of arm* «!"
ttn of the army and navy rnnkiri
oaptaiiis and upward. uherlfTs of fn J,, as
for life. J. IVs of counties uhl| O ' £ 9
mission, seigcantsat arms, serge-mi,
l.iw and Quern's counsel, companion- .
the orders of knighthood, the nri,£i °?
officers of the Qmrn'a houieholff i! m '
lieutenants. Commissioners of n«» , " "'
of bankruptcy. Maatem of th« Vnr^ rt
Court and tho.^c whom tho Queen m.[ '
pronrr to style "e?o,ulre." ■' 4 * •■
All others have no right to anything 1.
*ond Lhe slmale, nreflx "Mr." n * b «*
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