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Now what is a guest? A thing of a day! A person who disturbs your routine and interferes with important concerns. Why should any one be grateful for company? Why should time and money be lavished on visitors? They come. You overwork yourself. They go. You are glad of it. You return the visit, because it's the only way to have back at them.

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Gene Stratton-Porter
Age: 61 †
Born: 1863
Born: August 17
Died: 1924
Died: December 6
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