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profound drunkard who couldn't be reformed. Nothing ever did reform him. He wanted to reform apparently, but he had some personal problem and never did. Anyhow, he never did. Although he was regarded as a beloved brother by his family, he was also regarded as a disgraceful one. They were always financing him. His trip to Africa was financed by his family in the hope that going to Africa on a big game hunt, getting him away from the temptations of the city, would perhaps bring about a change of habits in this respect.

This was very, very terrible to her, although she always loved her father. She knew he was in disgrace in the family, but she was more and more protective of him because of that. He never had shown her any treatment or behavior that was horrifying in any way, although she knew that he did drink too much and had seen him when he was under the influence of liquor.

Her mother died and when her mother died the problem was of what to do with the children - she and her brother. She said that she, of course, at once assumed a protective, maternal attitude toward Hall Roosevelt, her brother. She felt she was older and she must take care of Hall and look out for Hall and his interests. They were separated, however, in the division of the children among the various





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