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The report of his failing strength brought these and many others . He saw a great deal of Professor Hardage . One morning as the two met , he said with more feeling than he usually allowed himself to show : `` Hardage , I am a lonesome old man ; do n't you want me to come and see you every Sunday evening ? I always try to get home by ten o'clock , so that you could n't get tired of me ; and as I never fall asleep before that time , you would n't have to put me to bed . I want to hear you talk , Hardage . My time is limited ; and you have no right to shut out from me so much that you know -- your learning , your wisdom , yourself . And I know a few things that I have picked up in a lifetime .