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Nancy,

‖

he said, tenderly lifting her up.

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Oh, Richard,

‖

she chokingly answered.

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Nancy, I'll go right out doors and kill myself.

‖

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No, you needn't - I love you still! only - only - you know a gimlet is not a corkscrew.

‖

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It ain't - it ain't, Nancy, forgive me and lets be happy.

‖

And that household is so quietly happy that a canary bird would sing its head off if

hung up in the hall.