[ He sounds a little surprised and disappointed. ]
He's gone? D-- [ That was going to be a "damn," but he's couth enough to catch himself. He means this as a sort of gesture, when he goes on: ] I had something to give him -- maybe you could hang onto it. Or even have it.
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He's gone? D-- [ That was going to be a "damn," but he's couth enough to catch himself. He means this as a sort of gesture, when he goes on: ] I had something to give him -- maybe you could hang onto it. Or even have it.