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"Tried to reach you at home,"
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she said brightly. "A great decision has been made.
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But first, buy me a drink, Dad."
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She watched the listless, pale fountain girl put in the ice,
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pour in the Coke, add the cherry syrup,
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and my heart was bursting with love-ache: that childish wrist!
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My lovely child!
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"You have a lovely child, mr. Humbert.
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We always admire her as she passes by."
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Mr. Pim watches Pippa suck the concoction.
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J'ai toujours admire la supreme l'oeuvre ormonde du sublime dublinois.
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And in the meantime the rain had become a voluptuous shower.