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"And that's the end of the chapter. " Mrs. Severance's voice trailed off / into silence. She closed the book with a soft sound. The man whom it / might be rather more convenient than otherwise to call Mr. Severance / opened his eyes. He had not been asleep, but he had found by a good deal / of experience that he paid more attention to Dickens if he closed his / eyes while she read.
"Thank you dear."