| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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| Page | 462 |
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a brief period he feels that in going he is choosing the lesser of two evils. It is better to go to the South of France for a month than to continue Working in spite of the warnings of exhausted nature and perhaps be taken away from you altogether - by Heaven.' `God forbid!' fervently ejaculated several disciples, and a ghastly pallor overspread the features of the object of their prayers. `Even as it is there is a certain amount of danger. Let us hope and pray for the best, but if the worst should happen and he is called upon to Ascend, there will be some satisfaction in knowing that you have done what you could to avert the dreadful calamity.' Here, probably as a precaution against the possibility of an involuntary ascent, a large quantity of gas was permitted to escape through the safety valve of the balloon. `He sets out on his pilgrimage |
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