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But only for a moment . He rose briskly , went out into the hall and put on his overcoat , and , coming back a moment , said , `` I am going down to see poor Scoville the first thing . I shall be so busy you must not look for me at lunch . But I will be back to six o'clock dinner . Good-bye ! '' He kissed his wife tenderly , and she clung to him sobbing . Then he kissed his daughters , a thing he had not done since they were babies , and shook hands with the boys , and marched out like one going to execution , something bright glistening in his own eyes .