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going to ask if any one had sent for them. Of course nobody did. We can't send for them now; we never can. Mother, and father himself; his mother—everybody, we've got to think of them! Why, wasn't it funny! I almost telephoned mother a minute ago, from here. I see that won't do now; but we have to send some word home, Gregg; what am I going to say?"