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There was another person, besides Rose Aviolet, who shared Dr. Lucian's view that the question of Cecil was one to be taken seriously.
Perriman, the young master who had only recently taken Holy Orders, full of zeal and of a naturally kind heart, felt oddly sorry for the boy. He had reason to believe him unpopular in the House, and he knew that he had been mildly bullied throughout his first term.