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    A Temporary Dead-Lock 1891
    A Temporary Dead-Lock 1891
    A Temporary Dead-Lock 1891
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    A Temporary Dead-Lock 1891

    By Thomas A. (Thomas Allibone) Janvier

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    Release dateNov 26, 2013
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      A Temporary Dead-Lock 1891 - Thomas A. (Thomas Allibone) Janvier

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Temporary Dead-Lock, by Thomas A. Janvier

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      Title: A Temporary Dead-Lock

             1891

      Author: Thomas A. Janvier

      Release Date: December 10, 2007 [EBook #23806]

      Last Updated: January 5, 2013

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A TEMPORARY DEAD-LOCK ***

      Produced by David Widger

      A TEMPORARY DEAD-LOCK

      By Thomas A. Janvier

      Copyright, 1891, by Harper & Brothers

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      I.

      Mr. John Amesbury, Senior Warden of St. Jude's Church, Minneapolis, to the Rev. Clement Markham:

      Vestry of St. Jude's, April 4th.

      Dear Mr. Markham,—At a special meeting of the wardens and vestry of St. Jude's Church held this day, it was unanimously decided to grant your request for leave of absence from your duties as rector of this parish from June 1st till September 13th, inclusive, proximo, with permission to go abroad. I am instructed further to state that the wardens and vestry of St. Jude's have much pleasure in granting your request, as they feel that your zealous and very successful administration of the affairs of the parish has abundantly entitled you to a period of relaxation and rest. Your salary for the term of your absence will be paid to you in advance.

      In my personal capacity, my dear Markham, permit me to add that I am delighted that you are to have this holiday. You richly deserve it. By-the-way, a good deal of amusement was caused by the rather characteristic error in the date of your formal application for leave. Were you to receive precisely the holiday that you asked for, you would have to turn back the wheels of time, for your letter was dated last year!

      II.

      Mrs. Clement Markham to Mrs. Winthrop Tremont, Boston:

      St. Jude's Rectory, Minneapolis, May 15th.

      Dear Aunt Lucy,—We are getting on famously with our preparations for the summer. Dear Clement is full of his visit to England, and I am sure that he will have a delightful time. The bishop has given him a letter of introduction to the Bishop of London, and another to

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