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Octavius has come to see Roebuck Ramsden after the sudden death of his friend and mentor, Mr. Whitefield. Ramsden is concerned about the welfare of Mr. Whitefield's daughter, Ann, as he has been appointed her guardian along with Jack Tanner. Ramsden despises Tanner and her urges Octavius to help Ann see that Tanner is no good. Like the late Mr. Whitefield, Ramsden wants Octavius to marry Ann.
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RAMSDEN. [concluding the handshake and cheering up] Well, well, Octavius, it's the common lot. We must all face it someday. Sit down.
Octavius takes the visitor's chair. Ramsden replaces himself in his own.
OCTAVIUS. Yes: we must face it, Mr Ramsden. But I owed him a great deal. He did everything for me that my father could have done if he had lived.
RAMSDEN.
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