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He could
not say a word. He departed at once. Arriving at his home, he said to
his partner:
"We must separate. I have learned a lesson. I can not remain in business
with a dishonest man. You cheated the Indians for a little gain. You
have lost it, and I advise you, henceforth, to deal honestly with all
men."

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Directions for Reading.--In the first paragraph of the lesson, notice
the places marked below (__) where words are likely to be run together
in reading, and avoid making such errors.
"Out__in the West, there__are men who trade for furs__and skins__of
animals."
Point out similar places in the second paragraph.
Name four _emphatic words_ occurring in the last sentence of the
lesson.

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Language Lesson. Syllabify, accent, and mark sounds of letters in the
following words: _dispose, gunpowder, complaint, henceforth_.
Give reasons for the capital letters and marks of punctuation used in
the last paragraph of the lesson.
Tell the story in your own words, using the points given in the
following
Analysis.


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