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whatintherelationofaguardian。Youhaveprobablyseenenoughofaffairstorecognisethatoccasionallyacertainfriction——。Butevenifthatwasthecase，thereisadoubtwhetherhewilleverwake。Thissleepexhaustsslowly，butitexhausts。Apparentlyheisslidingslowly，veryslowlyandtediously，downalongslope，ifyoucanunderstandme？\"
\"Itwillbeapitytolosehissurprise。There’sbeenalotofchangethesetwentyyears。It’sRipVanWinklecomereal。\"
\"It’sBellamy，\"saidWarming。\"Therehasbeenalotofchangecertainly。And，amongotherchanges，Ihavechanged。Iamanoldman。\"
Isbisterhesitated，andthenfeignedabelatedsurprise。