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I would like to go to my room now if you have no objection . '' And that was all Dr. Lavendar got out of the son . He lighted a lamp and silently preceded his guest up-stairs ; then he went back to his study and wrote a line to the father . He sent it out to the Wright house and sat up until midnight waiting for an answer . None came . `` Well , '' said Dr. Lavendar at last trudging up to bed , `` the boy comes by his obstinacy honestly . '' The next morning he went early to see Mr. Benjamin Wright .