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\"Howisittherenow？\"Iasked。
Hescreweduphisface。\"Simplyfrightful!\"hesaid。\"TheaisatDroitwich。\"
\"Ishouldlikeitimmensely，butImustcultivateBaxterforthepresent。You\'llbesureandkeephimbusyyourend，won\'tyou？\"