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Dr. Lawton: "Yes, I too. It sounded very much as if I were Brutus also. " He stirs his tea and stares round at the company. "It seems to me that I have met these conspirators before. That's what makes Boston insupportable. You're always meeting the same people!"
Campbell: "We all feel it as keenly as you do, Doctor."
Lawton, looking sharply at him: "Oh! _you_ here? I might have expected it. Where is your aunt?"