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MADGE! Yes, he had to go to see her. But -- could he tell her? What was the use! He couldn't bring his son to Vickley. He realized that now. Perhaps he ought to be sensible about the thing.
He wished Hal were here. Hal, at Cambridge, was the first real friend he had ever had since childhood. Hal wouldn't argue with him, wouldn't tell him what he ought to do. Hal would listen to him. That was what he needed. Maybe if he could talk to somebody -- somebody who didn't represent Vickley -- he would feel better.