might be possible. “Does every gentleman learn Greek? Will Mr. Stelling make me begin with it, do you think?”
“No, I should think not, very likely not,” said Philip. “But you Nicklas Backstrom Jersey may read those stories without knowing Greek. I’ve got them in Ryan Spooner Jersey English.”
“Oh, but I don’t like reading; I’d sooner have you tell them me. But only the fighting ones, you know. My sister Maggie is always wanting to tell me stories, but they’re stupid things. Girls’ stories always are. Can you tell a good many fighting stories?”
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Tom, in his turn, wished to make the balance dip in his favor. This hunchback must not suppose that his acquaintance with fighting stories put him on a par with an actual fighting hero, like Tom Tulliver. Philip winced under this allusion to his unfitness for active sports, and he answered almost peevishly —
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Chapter IV: “The Young Idea”
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