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Rh ; and Van der Welcke, a little irritated by all this industry, all this peace, all this quietness for two hours on end, became jealous of the Greek verbs and, rising at last, unable to restrain himself, said suddenly, with his hand on Addie’s shoulder and something parental in his voice, though it was not very firm:

“Don’t work too long at a time, my boy.”