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THE STORY OF MANON LESCAUT.
He assured ine that it was his intention to leave his chil- dren free in the choice of their vocation, and that, what- ever disposition of my future I might wish to make, he merely reserved to himself the right of aiding me by his advice. He then gave me some that was full of wisdom, and that tended less to discourage me in my project than to enable me to follow it out with a due appreciation of the step I was taking.
