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`` Betting , and before the Bishop , too ! '' `` What the Bishop do n't know will do him no harm , Ma , '' said the youth in a stage whisper . `` Sit down , Ideala , and begin . It 's ten minutes to ten now . '' The Bishop slept serenely ; conversation flagged ; and Ideala wrote steadily for about three-quarters of an hour ; then she gathered up the manuscript , rose from the table , and returned to her old seat . '' ` The Passion of Delysle ' has become ` The Choice , ' '' she said . `` Will you read it for me , Mr. Lloyd ?