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Mr. Cockerill, when he arrived at his office next morning, appeared to be in an unusually good humour. He wore a bunch of violets in his buttonhole, and his air of mediaeval distinction had never been more noticeable. He nodded kindly to Bliss.
"I am a few minutes before my time," he remarked. "To tell you the truth, I was a little anxious about Tommy last night. He refused his seed."