John's friend, the Indian Seth White Feather offered John a way to make money during the winter when it was too cold for farming.

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I could never make a merit of being caviare to the crowd the way my quasi-friend Pound does. I want to reach out, if it were a thing I could do by taking thought.

我不能因为创作大众的阳春白雪而夸耀,就像我的半个朋友庞德一样，我希望伸展开来，如果这是我动脑经就能完成的事。

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So I would, if I had a friend who is considering doing that to make themselves thinner,

所以如果我有一个朋友想通过手术瘦身，

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