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he never knew except what Lucy taught him by her example any other way but to take & keep whatever was his - you know how good & kind he invariably was to Lucy & his thought probably is that it is my duty & pleasure and duty & pleasure to do everything for Percy the same as it is his - he seems very kind, attentive & loving to me - & probably looks upon it as confessing a favor in letting me have Percy so long & so it is for it was according to my wish & desire to have him with me at whatever sacrifice of self it might - It was Lucys earnest and dying request