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ladyandIwasoneofthetrustees.Hisaffairs,liketheaffairsof
manyotherFrenchgentlemenandFrenchfamilies,wereentirely
inTellson’shands.InasimilarwayIam,orIhavebeen,trusteeof
onekindorotherforscoresofourcustomers.Thesearemere
businessrelations,missthereisnofriendshipinthem,no
particularinterest,nothinglikesentiment.Ihavepassedfromone
toanother,inthecourseofmybusinesslife,justasIpassfrom
oneofourcustomerstoanotherinthecourseofmybusinessday
inshort,IhavenofeelingsIamameremachine.Togoon”
“Butthisismyfather’sstory,sirandIbegintothink”the
curiouslyroughenedforeheadwasveryintentuponhim“that
whenIwasleftanorphanthroughmymother’ssurvivingmy
fatheronlytwoyears,itwasyouwhobroughtmetoEngland.Iam
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almostsureitwasyou.”
Mr.Lorrytookthehesitatinglittlehandthatconfidingly
advancedtotakehis,andheputitwithsomece