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very dryly to his sister, ‘he could go out in his smock, but as
it is cold he must wear warm clothes, which were designed
for that purpose. That is what follows from the fact that it is
cold; and not that a child who needs fresh air should remain
at home,’ he would add with extreme logic, as if punish-
ing someone for those secret illogical emotions that stirred
within him.
At such moments Princess Mary would think how intel-
lectual work dries men up.

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