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After some time Tom Morris stopped talking and Mr White said to his wife and son, 'Tom was a soldier in India for twenty-one years. India is a wonderful country.' 'Yes,' Herbert said. 'I'd like to go there.' 'oh, Herbert!' his mother cried. She was afraid because she did not want to lose her son. 'I wanted to go to India too,' her husband said, 'but. ' It's better for you here!' the soldier said quickly. 'But you saw a lot of strange and wonderful things in India. I want to see them too one day,' Mr White said. The soldier put down his whisky. 'No!' he cried. 'stay here!' old Mr White did not stop. 'But your stories were interesting,' he said to Tom Morris. 'What did you begin to say about a monkey's paw?' 'Nothing!' Morris answered quickly. 'Well... nothing important.'