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Buck’s love for Mary meets with obstacles because:

{1} Buck is poor 291 127a I25a

313;

{2} too old ld;

{3} too young 37 124;

{4} of inferior family 171 245;

{5} of superior family 3a, h 232; {61 one of the "idle rich" 98 924b;

{7}

inherits a mental or physical taint 255 288;

{8} is of questionable character

59 108 152a

{9} is divorced 334b 377a ch . Mary to Tabby 388;

{101

is an ex-convict 338 695b;

{11} is "under a cloud" SOa 237 "274; or

{12} wealthy 239 330a

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