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"ref": "1893, Robert Louis Stevenson, Catriona, Dedication: To Charles Baxter",
"text": "It is the fate of sequels to disappoint those who have waited for them; and my David, having been left to kick his heels for more than a lustre in the British Linen Company’s office, must expect his late re-appearance to be greeted with hoots, if not with missiles."
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