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In many cases where one is content to lead a secluded life it is not necessary to say much of one's past, but as a rule something must be said. People have the habit of inquiring__f they are no more than butchers and bakers. By degrees one must account for this and that fact, and it was so here. .
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In many cases where one is content to lead a secluded life it is not necessary to say much of one's past, but as a rule something must be said. People have the habit of inquiring__f they are no more than butchers and bakers. By degrees one must account for this and that fact, and it was so here. .
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