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Within two months, within a matter of three and fifty days, Kipps had clambered to the battlements of Heart's Desire.
It all became possible by the Walshinghams -- it would seem at Coote's instigation -- deciding, after all, not to spend the holidays at Bruges. Instead, they remained in Folkestone, and this happy chance gave Kipps just all these opportunities of which he stood in need.