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ace.I
thankedhimforhisskilfultreatmentofmytreasuresandthen
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observingthathewasapparentlylayingthetableforsupperwould
have excused myself. But Thorndyke would hear of no excuses.
Mydearfellowsaidhe [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],youaretheverypictureofphysicalexhaus-
tion.Isuspectthatyouhavehadpracticallynofoodtoday.Amealwill
helpyoutobegintogetbacktothenormal.Andinanycaseyou
mustn'tdisappointPoltonwhohasbeenexpectingyoutosupperand
has probably made a special effort to do credit to the establishment.
IcouldonlyrepeatmyacknowledgmentsofPolton'sgoodness(noting
thathecertainlymusthavemadeaspecialefforttojudgebytheresults
whichbegantomakethemselvesevident)andconqueringmyrepug-
nance to the idea of eatingtake my place at the table.
Itisperhapssomewhathumiliatingtoreflectthatouremotionalstates
whichweareapttoconsideronaloftyspiritualplanearecontrolledby
matterssogrosslymaterialasthemerecontentsofourstomachs.But
suchisthedegradingtruthasInowrealized.FornosoonerhadIcom-
mencedareluctantattackontheproductsofPolton'seffortsanddrunka
glassofBurgundy��delicatelywarmedbythatversatileartisttotheex-
actoptimumtemperature��thanmymentalandphysicalunrestbeganto
subsideandallowareasonablenormaloutlooktodyilai:
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'He
answered'Ineversawyoubefore.Whoareyou

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