Due to his father's alcoholism, the young Alfred had a relatively poor upbringing, nevertheless he did extremely well at . Wainwright, Alfred ( 1907-1991 ), walker and writer, was born on 17 January 1907 at 331 Audley Range, Blackburn, Lancashire, the fourth and last child of Albert Wainwright (b. A Granada TV series Wainwright Country included Eagle Crag, Great Calva, Knott Rigg, Pike O'Blisco, Stybarrow Dodd, Thornthwaite Crag and Yewbarrow. He wanted his own handwriting, his own drawings, his own page layouts to be reproduced the way he had done them, without an ounce of printer's type. One Wainwright line originated with Peter Wainwright, a tobacco merchant from London who came to Boston some years before the American Revolutionary War. This is no more than he deserves. In 1972 Wainwright devised the westeast Coast to Coast Walk, as an alternative to the northsouth Pennine Way. She took foreign holidays (he never did) and had an active social life in Blackburn and Kendal (he never did, preferring the less-intimate transfer of information by letter). Last modified on Wed 1 Jul 2020 12.54 EDT He was famed for his stubborn nature, insisting his intricate Lakeland guidebooks be printed in his own handwriting and balking at any outing that would. [7] In 1972 he became chairman of Animal Rescue Cumbria, and donated enough money to enable the foundation in 1984 of Kapellan, a shelter for stray cats and dogs in Kendal. It's a reasonable assumption that many thousands of the purchasers were seeking similar escapes to Wainwright's and may indeed have used them as guides not just from A to B, but from various forms of imprisonment to freedom. Alfred "A.W." Wainwright (1907-1991) - Find a Grave Memorial Advertisement Photo added by Turnpike Alfred "A.W." Wainwright Birth 17 Jan 1907 Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen Unitary Authority, Lancashire, England Death 20 Jan 1991 (aged 84) Kendal, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England Burial Cremated. He is the son of Peter Wainwright and Elizabeth. "It's heartbreaking stuff," said Davies. What seems likely, however, is that there was some link between his troubles and his creativity. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This first series covered Blencathra by Sharp Edge, Castle Crag, Haystacks and Scafell Pike from Seathwaite.[15]. He is also remembered for the coast-to-coast walk he created from Cumbria to North Yorkshire. Elizabeth was born in 1759 and died 5 July 1829 in England. A social and political conservative who believed that criminals should be "birched until they screamed for mercy", he preferred animals to people and liked solitude best of all. Alfred Wainwright was born on January 17, 1907 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK. In 1931 he married his first wife, Ruth Holden, a mill worker, with whom he had a son Peter. He doesnt like the idea of everyone talking about him and not having a chance to say anything. The pair made three BBC series and travelled more than 5,000 miles together, exploring the Lake District, Scotland and the Pennine Way, as well as Wainwrights own creation the Coast to Coast walk. After his death, in 1991, she was a considerate and thoughtful adviser on his legacy and contributed to a revised edition of his Memoirs of a Fellwanderer. Peter Wainwright was born in Lancashire, England. Later they were all published by the Westmorland Gazette. According to his biographer Hunter Davies, he failed to leave anything to his son Peter, the product of his first, unhappy marriage. Wainwrights need for all-enveloping order can be seen in his seven-volume masterpiece, A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, argues Else. The soul-stifling realities from which he was escaping made his love-affair with the wilderness all the more poignant. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. Peter was born in 1759. ; 914: Parte desde Crdoba (Espaa) la segunda aceifa de Abderramn III contra el caudillo . I don't know what the right word would be. Their sister, Elizabeth, also born in Liverpool, in 1794, lived with her brother Jonathan and her mother. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile, Near the summit, on the banks of a little tarn, the ashes of that same author were scattered. Although baptized Alfred, he never used his first name, and preferred to be known as A. Wainwright or A. W., which is how he became known to millions of Lake District lovers for his walking books. During his lifetime Wainwright, Alf, AW, Alfred or Red, depending on who was addressing him, liked his private life to remain just that. Wainwright's seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells has sold millions worldwide. Alfred did give two drawings to them as a wedding gift, and later gave them money to double glaze their house. [1], In 1972, Peter married Doreen Bell (deceased), his mother came to the wedding, but his father wasn't invited. Peter was a tobacconist. Peter didn't want to upset his mother, and didn't really believe his father would attend. He is said to have been a prosperous English merchant and came to Boston before the American Revolution. 1791 and died 9/21/1854. [2], Occupation: Engineer: The Bahrain Petroleum Company [2]. The guide was prepared with the aid of four helpers (Harry Appleyard, Len Chadwick, Cyril Moore and Lawrence Smith) and its preparation was affected by the major outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in 1966 and 1967, which closed access to many of the moors. Peter Wainwright was born 15 February 1933, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. He was a man with position and scandal would not do. Ultimately, it is futile to ponder the mystery of Wainwright unless you do so in his natural habitat, on the Lakeland fells on Haystacks, for example, on the shores of that same tarn where his ashes were scattered, where the breeze soars past you from the sea and "the water gently laps the gravelly shore". Johannawas born on December 24 1888, in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Pictorial Guides Book One of the Pictorial Guide Wainwright started work on the first page of his Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells on 9 November 1952. Peter Wainwright, Jr. (1794-1878), Jonathan's brother, born in Liverpool, England, was employed at the Boston Savings Bank and later served as treasurer of the Provident Loan and Trust Company of Boston, MA. Perhaps the bruises of his childhood never healed enough for him to overcome a fundamental mistrust of his fellow human beings. . She returned to America in 1803 and lived with her family in Boston, Hartford and New York; she died in Liverpool in 1829. It might be me. He published 52 other books, most of which sold well and some of which became famous. Eleven years later in 1952, he began work on his first pictorial guide to the Lakeland Fells. To buy the book for 10.99 (including p&p), call Independent Books Direct on 08700 798897. Printed from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. (Children of William Wainwright deceased) GRANDCHILDREN: Adin Wainwright, Alfred Wainwright, Kinchen Wainwright, Lovey Wainwright, Elizabeth Wainwright. His first marriage ended when Ruth left three weeks before he retired (suspecting him of infidelity) and they divorced. It also meant he'd have a ready excuse to avoid his wife until the end of his working life. [31], A pedestrian area of Kendal, including the office of Wainwright's first publisher the Westmorland Gazette, is named Wainwright's Yard and features a display of pages from his books.[32][33]. Le gouvernement est form par le Parti conservateur sous la conduite du premier ministre Stephen Harper.C'est le troisime mandat conservateur mais le premier majoritaire, les conservateurs . The seventh guide came out in 1966. He knew instinctively and immediately that this was the woman he'd dreamed of. In his writings he was unpleasant about Ruth, suggesting she was little more than an ill-educated mill girl who had no intention of bettering herself. Editors' Code of Practice. Mr Fish, the son of Wainwright's eldest sister Alice, said the author's daughter-in-law Doreen was also opposed to the statue. He initially refused to take her on the fells, but she was eventually allowed to go, so long as she stayed a few paces behind and did not talk. Even when he did some TV it took a long time for him to agree to it. Wainwright's passion for walking became even more intense once he moved to Lakeland, partly to escape from his unhappy home life. 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On 5 June 1790, Peter Wainwright married Elizabeth Mayhew (daughter of Rev. Alfred Wainwright - Wikipedia Alfred Wainwright For the South African cricketer, see Alfred Wainwright (cricketer). Wainwright's book consists of a continuous strip map of the route with accompanying commentary, with an unusual quirk: because the route goes from south to north (bottom to top on a map), contrary to normal reading order, the map and commentary start at the bottom of the last page and work upwards and backwards towards the front of the book. Wainwright retired as borough treasurer of Kendal in 1967 and threw himself into writing and walking full-time. He avoided all publicity until the 1980s, when his devotion to Animal Rescue Cumbriaan animal refuge which he and Betty had helped to set up, and to which he was very soon giving away almost all his royaltiesled him to agree to a series of walking programmes for BBC television with Eric Robson. His Ex-Fellwanderer, an autobiographical work published in 1987, was intended to be his last written work, but he continued to lend his name and some written commentary to a series of "coffee table books" featuring the photography of Derry Brabbs. There is nothing too sinister in this, suggests Davies, just men's talk. 1827 John Wainwright deed to John Jones 55 a. The Long Distance Walkers Association maintains a register of walkers who have completed the Wainwrights; as of 2013[update] there were 674 people on the list, of whom 40 had completed more than once. Jane King, one of Wainwrights two stepdaughters, who deal with the literary estate, has considered Elses theory. Wainwright's books were in turn taken over by Michael Joseph in the 1990s. He replied that it had come to him like the first primrose of spring. They had one son, Peter (19331998). Betty Wainwright, who has died aged 86, brought unexpected happiness to the writer and fellwalker Alfred Wainwright, whose first marriage had been a prolonged disaster. Their children were: Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV and Helen Serrell Wainwright. ', under 234,316: probate, 8 March 1991, CGPLA Eng. A front-runner for the commission is Graham Ibbeson, who sculpted the figures of Eric Morecambe on the seafront at Morecambe and Laurel and Hardy in Ulverston. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. Wainwright's Pictorial Guides have been in continuous publication since they were written and [] It will be hard to visit the Lake District this summer without sensing Wainwright's shadow. Already AW had begun his literary leanings at the office, writing mocking and satirical articles about his colleagues, penning caricatures and portraits of them and his own heroes, Blackburn Rovers (he helped form the official supporters club). Alfred Wainwright ("A.W.") MBE (17 January 1907 - 20 January 1991) was a British fellwalker, guidebook author and illustrator. $ 16.09. Author and journalist Hunter Davies - biographer of The Beatles - lives in the Lake District half the year and has written several books about Lakeland. Those seven guides published between 1955 and 1966 are arguably among that period's supreme British cultural achievements. Despite wide acclaim, no radio or TV producer had succeeded in interviewing Wainwright, who appeared to show no interest in the limelight. He was christened on 19 Aug 1759 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England. . With full access to Alfred Wainwright's private letters and unpublished material, Hunter . Peter Wainwright family tree Parents William Wainwright Unknown - Unknown Unavailable Children Isaac Wainwright 1800 - 1878 Peter Wainwright 1806 - Unknown Sarah Wainwright 1804 - Unknown Hannah Wainwright 1802 - Unknown Amazon.com: Alfred Wainwright: books, biography, latest update. The result was something close to artistic greatness. Changes in fashion, technology and the Lakeland landscape seemed to be rendering much of his work obsolete. Peter Wainwright (1779 - Unknown) Photos: 6 Records: 76 Born on 1779 to William Wainwright. He pointed out that a bridge had already been named after Wainwright, along with an ale and a shire horse. son Peter Wainwright son Eliza Wainwright daughter Elizabeth Wainwright mother Peter Wainwright father About Peter Wainwright Alfred Wainwright MBE (17 January 1907 20 January 1991), who preferred to be known as A. Wainwright[1] or A.W., was a British fellwalker, guidebook author and illustrator. Within a year, Wainwright had retired, split up with f his first wife, committed himself to the relationship that would culminate in his second, happier marriage in 1970 and begun a 24-year twilight of growing contentment and success. When he first started it, its vastness "hung over me like a black cloud, and I didn't want to do it. His elder brother was actor James Arness.Graves also played airline pilot Captain Clarence Oveur in the 1980 comedy film Airplane! "If you should get a bit of grit in your boot as you are crossing Haystacks in the years to come," he had urged his readers, "please treat it with respect. If you dear readers should get a bit of grit in your boots as you are crossing Haystacks in the years to come, please treat it with respect. Peter Wainwright was born 15 February 1933, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. ", The consensus among Wainwright buffs is that he has made a brilliant job of it. Meanwhile he had risen from a humble background, in a home dominated by a drunkard father, to a position of respect and responsibility. On Desert Island Discs, he described himself as having once been shy but having grown up to be antisocial and would avoid speaking to others, even lone walkers on fell tops. Ever since we were founded in 1891, John Wainwright & Company Ltd has been delivering quality and service to customers throughout the South West. According to his biographer, Hunter Davies, he left everything, including his house and royalty income, to Betty. They have also lived in Jamaica, NY. He lived and worked in the town for the rest of his life, serving as Borough Treasurer from 1948 until he retired in 1967. Then again, he expected much the same in 1984 when he sent a copy of his very first book to Wainwright, whom he had come to see as f both a mentor and a friend. Just one grandparent can lead you to many Peter Wainwrightmarried Charlotte Lambert (Wainwright)andhad 3children. ; 589: en Espaa se inicia el III Concilio de Toledo. 'He exploded in rage when it was suggested there should be a statue of him,' said Mr Barnard. $220.00 . He was famed for his stubborn nature, insisting his intricate Lakeland guidebooks be printed in his own handwriting and balking at any outing that would involve him missing an episode of his beloved Coronation Street. You could not be signed in, please check and try again. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. Most Popular. I have thought about his attitude and psychological makeup, in particular the way he behaved with other people, and I came to the view that this was not deliberate or the action of someone who wished to be awkward, Else writes in the book. Those guides, meanwhile, have been rescued from oblivion by a new publisher, Frances Lincoln, which bought the copyright from Wainwright's widow, Betty, in 2003, and brought out a new edition of the Lakeland guides in March. Wainwright died at the Westmorland County Hospital, Kendal, on 20 January 1991, of cardiac failure. He also did a series of glossy photographic walking books for Michael Joseph, in order to help the same charity. His friend Henry Marshall, Chief Librarian of Kendal and Westmorland, took charge of publicity and administration, and his name appears as publisher on the early impressions. 13:59 GMT 30 Mar 2009 Specifically: Lake District, England. Condition: New. Richard Askwith is the author of 'Feet in the Clouds: A Tale of Fell-running and Obsession' (Aurum, 7.99), which won the Bill Rollinson Prize for Landscape and Tradition in the 2004 Lakeland Book of the Year Awards, Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Alfred Wainwright. His nephew Jack Fish, 84, said: 'He always said that he did not want, and never would want, a statue of himself. Until now, however, little was publicly known about the private life of Alfred Wainwright. Meanwhile he had married Ruth Holden (19091985), a cotton weaver and daughter of William Holden, at Furthergate Congregational Church, Blackburn, on 24 December 1931. His son Peter received nothing. It is his Pictorial Guides that he is best known for. Walkers in search of infallible guides found it safer to rely on newer publications many of which built on Wainwright's work but made use of newer technologies such as photography, global positioning satellites and computer mapping. Alfred Wainwright (1907 - 1991) Alfred Wainwright, fellwalker, illustrator and author of the famous 'Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells', was born in 1907 at the town of Blackburn in Lancashire, the son of a stonemason. The third result is Peter Charles Wainwright age 70s in Greensboro, NC in the Adams Farm neighborhood. He died on 26 December 1895, in Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States. He certainly did have some traits that nowadays might be considered on the autistic spectrum the order in his life and the obsession with his work. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Hunter Davies has captured the spirit of a legend in the biography. Wainwright's meticulous hand-illustrated guides have become essential companions for walkers in the windswept fells of Cumbria. In all he published fifty-nine books on walking, in Wales and Scotland as well as Lakeland. She had the measure of "Red", as she called Wainwright on account of his formerly red hair and as a shortened form of Alfred. All Objects Categories Materials Object Date Popular Agnes was born in 1893, in County Dublin, Ireland. Login to find your connection. The draftsmanship is that of a meticulous bookkeeper; the irrepressible creative enthusiasm is that of an artist. She leaves two married daughters. 'My uncle was a quiet and reserved person and did not like a fuss. Jonathan Mayhew and Elizabeth Clarke, daughter of John and wife Elizabeth (Breane) Clark). He walked to get out of the house and away from a woman he did not love. Alfred had 3 siblings: Mary Wainwright and 2 other siblings. His father was not always in work, partly because of his drinking problem, and the family suffered periods of poverty. Mr. William Alfred "Al" Wainwright, 65, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at his home following a recent diagnosis of cancer. Peter George: 1924 1966 106 Michael White: 1987 107 Shefali Chowdhury: 1988 108 Victor Spinetti: 1929 2012 . Thats a fairly unusual pattern, I think. But, she adds: If he hadnt been like that he would never have produced these guides.. During 2010 and 2011 a further 17 presentations were made. He passed awayon 07/21/1878in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. These revised versions are titled 'Second Editions'. If so, login to add it. [2], Peter suffered from the same Rheumatoid Arthritis that his mother had. He also died fighting for his country. Says Wainwright. Peter Graves (born Peter Duesler Aurness; March 18, 1926 - March 14, 2010) was an American actor who portrayed Jim Phelps in the CBS television series Mission: Impossible from 1967 to 1973 and in its revival from 1988 to 1990. Rob Wainwright: 1967 997 Robin Davies: 1954 2010 998 Robin Sowden-Taylor: 1982 999 Eleanor de Clare: 1292 1337 1000 If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to Two months later, she would lose family: Her mother died of cancer at age 63. He had a reputation, Else admits, as a curmudgeonly, difficult and off-hand man. 2008 - 2022 INTERESTING.COM, INC. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can In 1952 he began the self-created task of walking every fell in Lakeland and recording his walks, with pen-and-ink drawings, for his own amusement, so he said, to read by his fireside when he was too old to walk. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. [27], Wainwright was a supporter of animal rights and explained that the publisher of his books gave most of the profits from his books to animal charities. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion. Online Fellwalking Club Regal Regans Claim the 214 Crown! The books follow a distinctly idiosyncratic approach, obsessively cataloguing each fell in a range and listing every ascent, rather than just the most rewarding or easiest. Most significantly of all, this week has seen the publication (also by Frances Lincoln) of a completely updated edition of the first of the Pictorial Guides, The Eastern Fells, with more than 3,000 revisions of detail by Wainwright's friend, a 62-year-old cartographer and ex-taxi-driver called Chris Jesty restoring absolute reliability to the many other excellent reasons for letting Wainwright be your guide to the Helvellyn range. Add to this the recent publication of The Best of Wainwright (edited by his biographer, Hunter Davies), and the sense of ubiquity becomes irresistible. With Richard Albrecht, Alfred Wainwright, Nik Wood-Jones, Jenny Hull. By 1985 over 1 million of his Pictorial Guides had been soldyet Wainwright had given no interviews, done no publicity or signing session, and no biographical details ever appeared on his guidebooks. Bright and spirited,. Like other great self-publishing English individualists, from William Blake to J L Carr, Wainwright shared the contents of his teeming brain with an honesty and a disregard for convention that were quietly revolutionary. John Burland, founder of the Wainwright Society, wrote and devised a dramatic presentation of his life and works which was presented at the Wildman Theatre at Ilkley Playhouse as part of the Ilkley Literature Festival on 15 October 2009. By the mid-1980s Wainwright was a TV personality; he featured in three television series for the BBC, presented by farmer and broadcaster Eric Robson and devised, directed and produced by Richard Else. [1] In 1972, Peter married Doreen Bell (deceased), his mother came to the wedding, but his father wasn't invited. 10.00am, Kendal Green. In 1955, after borrowing money, he published, with friends, his first Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, The Eastern Fells. He married, almost casually, at 24 (to a friend of his sister's called Ruth Holden), and spent the next 36 years regretting it; as did his wife. He ranked all aspects of the Lake District, listing not only the best fells and summits and finest ridge walks, but also the best square mile: around Castle Crag in Borrowdale. Born in 1907, the youngest son of a Blackburn stonemason, Wainwright grew up in poverty, and in the shadow of his father's alcoholism. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Two years later he met Betty McNally. it isn't for Aloysius, if that's what you're thinking. [24] The Ramblers Association reported in 2008 that a boy of six years, four months and 27 days had become the youngest person to complete the Wainwrights. He used more than two million squares of graph paper when plotting his revisions to The Eastern Fells and expects to have taken some 40,000 lines of notes by the time the project is finished. One hesitates to describe so trend-resistant a figure as fashionable, but his name is unquestionably in the Cumbrian air. We do know that many autistic people find the noise, unpredictability and frantic pace of a city overwhelming and prefer tranquil spaces. They had twenty years of an exceedingly happy marriage together. Which brings us back to the recurring mystery of Wainwright: the fact that, for all the bubbling good humour of his masterpieces, the man himself was troubled and, sometimes, downright unpleasant. Wikipedia contributors, "Alfred Wainwright," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. The fact that he spent 13 years doing these guides, which was an amazing feat, but how many people would spend 13 years doing these guides every evening?, King was a teenager when she first met Wainwright and says he liked to have his meals at fixed times and had a very ordered daily routine: Every evening he just went up to his study and wrote and drew, apart from coming down to eat and Coronation Street and very special occasions. Alfred Wainwright was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, into a family which was relatively poor, mostly because of his stonemason father's alcoholism. It may be me.". He passed away in September 1998, Kendal, Westmorland, England. Originally from Blackburn Lancashire. Peter didn't want to upset his mother, and didn't really believe his father would attend. Wainwright's seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells has sold millions worldwide. So began a long, rewarding and sometimes frustrating relationship which lasted a decade, until Wainwright died in 1991. Enter a grandparent's name. He was born in 1921, came from the same kind of background as Wainwright, having been raised in Nelson and shared one thing from childhood with Wainwright, although 14 years separated their births - a view of Pendle Hill. Starting out as an office boy at Blackburn Town Hall, he studied accountancy at night school and eventually rose to be Borough Treasurer. Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991) will always be known for his seven Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. He later moved to Kendal and devoted his life to mapping the area, writing seven guidebooks. Alfred Wainwright The North Western Fells (Walkers Edition) (Paperback) Sponsored . This was for many years a leading guide to the Pennine Way, rivalling the official guide book by Tom Stephenson. Betty Wainwright, the renowned author's second wife, died on Wednesday at her home in Burneside, near Kendal. Peter Wainwrightfamily tree Parents Peter Wainwright 1759- 1841 Elizabeth Mayhew 1759- 1829 Spouse(s) Charlotte Lambert (Wainwright) 1794- Unknown Children Susan H Wainwright 1826- 1910 William L Wainwright Alfred Wainwright : biography 17 January 1907 - 20 January 1991 Influence Wainwright died in 1991 of a heart attack. They benefited to the tune of 1 million during his lifetime while he barely catered for Betty, whom he married in 1970, in his will and not at all for his arthritis-crippled son. Those few hours on Orrest Head cast a spell which changed my life. It is now sixty years since Alfred Wainwright published the first of the seven volumes that make up his Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, detailing the 214 principal hills and mountains of the Lake District. Wainwright went to Blakey Moor higher elementary school, Blackburn, but left at the age of thirteen in 1920 to begin work as an office boy at Blackburn town hall. Acontecimientos. He was the son of Alfred Wainwright and Ruth Holden. Divorce complications meant it was another five years before they married in 1970, but thereafter they were blissfully content. His intoxication with the region grew as inexorably as his domestic misery. He dedicated his life to chronicling in fine detail every nook and cranny of England's highest peaks. The most notable changes were the inclusion of photographs of the Lake District by Derry Brabbs on the front covers, rather than the drawings that were on the covers of the originals, and footpaths shown in red on the maps. He did sit for a miniature figure of himself in the 1980s, but the sculptor Clive Barnard agreed that he would have been uncomfortable with anything larger. 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