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 blindfold with perilous matters. Felix Kennaston, my friend, the safest plan—the one assuredly safe plan for you—would be to throw away this devil's toy, and forget it completely. And, I will, too—the very first thing tomorrow morning—or after I have had a few days to think it over, any way"

But even as he made this compact it was without much lively faith in his promises.