“You can help at the clinic. They are desperate for volunteers.' 'You mean help Bev Shaw.' 'Yes.' 'I don't think she and I will hit it off.' 'You don't need to hit it off with her. You have only to help her. But don't expect to be paid. You will have to do it out of the goodness of your heart.' 'I'm dubious, Lucy. It sounds suspiciously like community service. It sounds like someone trying to make reparation for past misdeeds.' 'As to your motives, David, I can assure you, the animals at the clinic won't query them. They won't ask and they won't care.' 'All right, I'll do it. But only as long as I don't have to become a better person. I am not prepared to be reformed. I want to go on being myself; I'll do it on that basis.”
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