Themugwaswornanddented:abovethetwinedinitials，G。L。，wasthecrestofafootlessbirdandthemotto:\"Wayteawhyle——wayteawhyle。\"
\"That\'stheotherendoftheriddle，\"Sophiewhispered，whenhesawherthatevening。\"Readhernote。TheEnglishwritebeautifulnotes。\"
Thewarmestofwelcomestoyourlittleman。Ihopehewillappreciatehisnativelandnowhehascometoit。Thoughyouhavesaidnothingwecannot，ofcourse，lookonhimasalittlestranger，andsoIamsendinghimtheoldLashmarchristeningmug。IthasbeenwithussinceGregoryLashmar，yourgreat-grandmother\'sbrother——
Georgestaredathiswife。
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