Eustace

[ yoo-stuhs ]

/ ˈyu stəs /

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a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “steadfast.”

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A fit of coughing put an end to what he was saying, but Eustace saw that the hand was still writing.
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Not until the day before he left had Eustace an opportunity of observing Adrian Borlsover's new-found faculty.
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"Perhaps to prevent interference I had better hold that hand," said Eustace to himself, as he watched the pencil.
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"I wonder if something has gone wrong with the fuse," said Eustace, as he went to the switches by the door.
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This Eustace closed, and having considerably narrowed the circle of his search, returned to his desk by the fire.
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