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Whitelaw Reid: “Since the war, his remarkable history has attracted many visitors—among whom were some of our most distinguished naval…”

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Since the war, his remarkable history has attracted many visitors—among whom were some of our most distinguished naval officers—and brought him many attentions that might readily have turned the head of a less judicious person; but Sandie pursues his quiet way, modest as ever, and still industrious and money-making.
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Whitelaw Reid

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Reid notes Sandie's modesty and industriousness despite his newfound attention after the war.

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