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I got through with the work better than I anticipated, was handsomely listened to, and went home in triumph.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Julian: “I got through with the work better than I anticipated, was handsomely listened to, and went home in triumph.”
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Julian recounts the positive reception of his speech and his sense of triumph afterward.
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