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CHAPTER I
Two evenings after Elmer's mother had almost alienated him, he settled down in his study at home to prepare three or four sermons, with a hope of being in bed by eleven. He was furious when the Lithuanian maid came in and said, "Somebody on the phone, Doctor," but when he heard Hettie the ragged edges went out of his voice.