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formed there.
Tell Claude his little
note was quite brief, but I
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suppose he was trying to observe
Shakespeare's little maxim
"Bevity is the soul of wit."
I'm pleased to hear that
he is well on the way toward
the conquest of Miss Edna.
Before Claude's arrival she
had scorned the petty affection
of several of the young gentle-
man of Claude's age, and now
when he seems to have quite
captivated her with his ir-
resisible charms he should be
congratulated on his good fortune.
and so should Edna, for Claude
is a fine boy, and if he would only
apply himself would make a
fine scholar.