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Visited the other in his country home. The reason for this avoidance of
each other at their respective rural residences may be briefly stated.
Mr. Buller's country house was situated by the sea, and he was very fond
of the water. He had a good cat-boat, which he sailed himself with much
judgment and skill, and it was his greatest pleasure to take his friends
and visitors upon little excursions on the bay. But Mr. Podington was
desperately afraid of the water, and he was particularly afraid of any
craft sailed by an amateur. If his friend Buller would have employed a
professional mariner, of years and experience, to steer and manage his
boat, Podington might have been willing to take