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Edna; Do you know how to malls

peppermint rock?

Joan: Yes, sway it gently to and

fro.

Jack: I say, Dick, have you heard

thc news?

Dick (eagerly): No. Jack. Jack: Better buy a l>\1l>¢r then.

old man, Y0u'il find it all there.

The master was testing the know-

ledge of his class. Placing l fifty- cent piece on the desk. he Sold harply: What is that?

Heads! cr,ed Dick in the front

row.

Mr. wiggle: Do you know if I

can sce over that house; my lad?

Piggic: Yes sir. Just hold on to

the end of this rocket. I am going -to fire it off!

Now boys, said the school in-19045'

tor. xs there any question you would like in ask me about lon! m°°l\1” before 1 peas on to the next oiwii

Yes, sir, sad Jimmy Jones. How

many pclicemen‘s feet does it take to make a Scotland Yard?

Sam: What do you think of a man

that throws o. banana Skin on the footpath?

Snowball: I d0¥1't kUOW- Whit d°

you tlrnlg of a banana skin that throws a man on the !0°ti>Bth'i’

History Professor: Define the

li/fididle Ages. .

Student: They used to be 30 to 4§.

now they are 50 to 70.

M,-5, smtp; Mari is something like

n lol>stci'--

Mrs. Doc: Yes, when he Bets ill

thot water he turns red.

Sho I seo in thc paper that three

people were killed in a feud.

He: Those ciicap.1ittle cars are

very dangerous.

'ITG lndy |'sitor was chatting

with Lttlc Nail.

Ilow many others have you, dear?

asked the visitor.

Three replied Nan.

And how many si-tters?

Just one, replied Nan. I'm it.

‘ Mummy, the barometer has ill' len! cried Doris. . Much? asked mother. Er-er-yes, quite a little bit. It's

broken! said Doris.

Gentleman: I saw you playin!

with some very rough boys lust now, Donald. Why don't you choose some nice quiet little boys to play with?

Donald: Their mothers w0n't let

H10.

Peter: What makes herx“lH85 feel

ill, mummy?

Mummy: I dldn't know they

over did feel ill, Peter.

Peter: Oli, yes, they do. It MTI in this book that _tlioiwands of hor" rings are cured every Y"-‘Y

Mother: Why did you run all the way home from school. mink? Frank: I was t\'Y1I!8 to stop W0

boys from flshliliif. mummy!

Mother: Oh, who were the boys? Frank: Bob Puneher and mel

Teacher: Now, Joyce can you ie"

me what a camel 15.?

Joyce: Yes teacher, it's like 9, tof-

fee o.:\‘¢' it‘s 'wrapped in PIP"-

But you musn't sit in itl cried

Joan, after she had admired her fi-lent-i's new party frock. Why over not? cried Polly. 1001!'

ing very punlcd.

Well, you know, was the reply

ellk is never sat in (utinl)

AN ENIGMA

First in cab. but not in cart.

Second in stag as well as in hart Third in BTW. but not in blue

Fourth in colour, but not in hue Fifth in cream, but not in milk Sixth in lame as well ss in silk.

The Honourable Freddy Todding-

ton was feeling uneonscionably bor- ed. Two hours previouslyhe had rc- celved a nasty set-back to his en- deavours to interest a certain young lady in his charmsf Even the fact that he was the son of Lord Lan- chester had failed to arouse her to the point where young women, even nowadays, are supposed to know how to bait their hooks.

"Well," thought Frcdfilc, HS he

raced his car into the heart of Essex, “tliavs ,ine last chance Shes “omg to get. In fllture my dear Dolores, the Honourable Freddy will have other more aPl1€i~1S1DS “Sh 9° fry."

The car was a fast piece of me-

chanism and Freddy always knew how to handle the fast stuff. The low blue auto, with a nose as long as its tau, zoomed along the black 1-omg that led to Ryecomb Manor needless of everything. The man at the wheel. well-known as a compet- itor at Brooklands, had apparently forgotten that the even the ub0liii0I1 of the speed limit. did not mean that the owner of a racing car could use the country's roads in this reckless manner, But Freddy was past caring for laws. I-le had invited Dolores down to Ryecomb for Christmas and she 'had turned him d0WI\- Nothing else mattered. I-Ie knew he would have a rotten Christmas un- loss something else turned up dur- ing the next three daYB~ ,

The car swung round a ds.nfl@1'0\1>

comer as if it were taking the banking at Brooklands; the white ribbon of the powerful headlamps sweeping the leaf-bare hedgerows for a. second before settling down once again to blaze along the next stretch of road.

A miie farther along something

happened. The car was mechanical- ly accurate; the road surfncens good as one could expect after all those raids on the Road Fund, nnd Freddy was no great believer in the supernatural.

The headlamps, as has been ob-

served, were powerful iiiuminants. That is to say they could pick out road objects thrcc or four hundred yards away, and that was what happened. There, dancing about lil the centre of the road, arms stretched eerily above its head, was a figure; whether human or ghost- ly Freddy could ilot tell. It had at perfectly snow-white chest, a black body and legs and a mixture of black and white that might or might not have been its llcnd.

Instantly Frcddys foot was rais-

cd from the accelerator pedal and transferred promptly to the brakes. For 9. moment the cal' protested nl this curbing of its llutllrnl function; or perhaps the shudder that ran through its steel fl-nine wus because it, too, had seen tho ghostly danc- ing figure down the road. As for Freddy, he was quite certain hc had only had two quite innocuous V alcoholic concoctions nt his club bc- fore setting out. Thcn`lic realized as the car came io il lmlt half R dozen yards from the apparition that it Was 8. man lu at black tail coat and a. boiled shirt. At that dis- tance the headlamps rested midway on that boiled shirt sprcudiiig n large halo such as might with nd- vantage have been used ns all rd- vertisement for immllclllilte inun- dcring.

The I-Ion. Freddy was nluioycd as

he still sat at the wheel waiting for ‘the spook to perform its next url, He was unaware that a. lunatic usy- lum was in the vicinity, or that fills was a new device of the locnl ron- stabulary for the purpose of, prry- ing on tuisuspectlng motorists. so he waited.

Noting that the car had stopped

the figure advanced cautiously ut first, then at n brisker pace. Then coming alongside the man peered into Froddy's face.

"What’s the big ideal" Freddy

demanded. "Rehearslng for it lnuln- mlng party or have you got thi- Phlllivlll training complex?"

"If YU" Wm D6-rdon me, sir, would

you care to make up U. party for d|m\°l"" H61' lldynhip has been dis-

8=\l¢I\th in DGXI. but not in Neva Eight in June. but 'riot in Eva: L5st,I think you’il find in bggvgr

'rns letters. put by you arlght,

A spanish town will bring to ligllt. Answer: Barcelona ‘

Asn 'rms Nr cnnlsnus nine:

Hero’s A riddle for you if you'\'e

tim! to spare- Whsn's a Christmas pudding like it

millionaire?

You have lot two answers, but you

don't know which

Is the right? Well, say one. Yes,

"they both are rich!"

appointed by _a guest and( she re- fuses to sit down thirteen at table. Il' you could oblige. sir, I assure you her iadyship will be most grateful."

For a moment Freddy was foo

shocked to reply. The man was ob- viously insane and he had always heard that insane people should be humoured. To flare up, as he felt like doing, might eiisily be fatal, and Freddy did not like belilg a fa- tality.

“Now that's what I call real kind

of you," Freddy purred; “What lilllc is the meal served?"

“In half an hour, sir. Of course,

sir, therc's the matter of dressing,

to Mr. Frederick Toddy her mind was more composed. It was true that George's efforts at outfltting had been of a. rather generous or- der, nevertheless, Mr. Toddy twhat an absurd name it was, she thought) looked as if he might be a gentle. man and he spoke quite nicely, too, but nowadays with all this mania for education, speech was becoming more and more deceptive as a cri- terion of quality._

Dinner was duly served at _seven

o’clock and Freddy found himself, after his introduction to Lady Hei- ena, hurried into the dining apart- ment and pushed, rather than

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I-'rim apparition was 3, man in n black failed coat and boiled shirt.

but p<‘l'lll1pS her I.utl_vs"iiip \\'on’t mind that for once." ‘

"And might I be favoured with her l:idyslzlp‘s name?" '

"Certainly, sir, Lady Helena ,Bci-

coo!" - Freddy whistled softly. The wills- tle was not intended to be a musical effort. He had heard of Lady Helena before but so far as he could rc- membcr hc had never met the dame.

Rigilto, George, I suppose I can

park my bus in perfect safety? You may go und anrlounct-'mc to hcl' ladyship as Mr. Frederick Toddy, lately of Lontlon."

“Very good, sir. If you will be so

kind as to give mc a lift ill youl- cnr I can direct you to the house."

The car sprang into life with a

surprising roar, and seemed disup- pointed to Find that her ladyship's premises were only it few hundred yards along the road.

Iluviilg parked if., securely, Fl°ed<ll‘

followed George into the house, George leaving him in all ante-room while llc wcilt to inform her lady- sliip of his find.

“You :irc quite certain, George.

that llc is suitable," worried her ladysllip, anxiously. "I couldirt collntcnuncc 9. tramp or anyone like that." _

“I should say that Mr. Frederick

Toddy is a. gentleman, my lady," said George, confidentially. “Least- ways he appears of good quality," remembering the expensive car. “Unfortunately, my lady, he will bo unable to dress unless I can find hizn a spare suit_"

“I trust you to do* your best,

George. Pills Fours look ratlivl' too sporting for dinner wear."

Fifteen minutes later Freddy

found himself ill Georges rooln struggling into a somewhat jaded suit, of dress clothes of a discon- certing girth, but with the aid of :1 1H1Cli0t of sufcty pills 'purioillcd from ilic cook, George was sufisflcd that Frccldy would meet with ap- pl'o\‘al_

Frctlfly rzltllel' liked George who,

for il bullcl' llutl it quifc su|'pl'ising scllsc of llumour. 'l`ilc Slicer lluvcliy of the occasion appealed io that perverse streak which had been Frcddy's since the day of his birth, with thc result that he contrived to find cniertrtinmcnt ill tile most un- expected of places,

"Well, George, old thing, I'm not

exactly Savile Row," smiled Freddy, ‘but its jolly good sport after all."

George, knew her ladyship could

not reconcile the expression "sport" blit even he find to admit tlult the prcscilt was wllut thc lawyers cull a privileged occasion.

Lady Hclcllu Bclcoc was a stick-

lcr for the conventions and the fuct that slle was ihordinately supersti- tious inercly served lo emphasize thc Bsficrtion. On the discovery that one of llcr guests had-nt .the last minute, too-telephoned to say that she had been stricken with un un- expected attack of' ’flu, llcr_ ludyshfp realized. with her accustomed swift- ness, that on no account could thir- teen sit down to dinner. It was while in the throes of this dreadful dilemma that she had hit upoli thc id” °f UEOFBC Dnsilng anyone hc could find into the unlucky breach.

.Now that slic\h:\d been introduced

shown, by George into a chair at the far end of the table.

Hastily and with an accustomed

eye he weighed up form. Lady Hc- lena presided with a plump urban-' ity although ho was quick to notici- ihat she kept shooting an inquiring glance in his direction. I-le noticed. too, that oil the far side of the table from himself there sat a pur- ticulurly attractive girl who appear- ed to answer (or not as the case might occasion) to the charming nam of Rosemary. Now the Hon- ourable Freddy prided himself on being something of a judge of form and as he surveyed her he wonder- ed why hc never remembered hav- ing seen hcr before. He was quite certain she had never been entered for any of the Matrimonial Stakes. Had she been Freddy would have known her form to the most minute dciall. '

Next to the girl, a vacuous youth

was seated. He hud much foo pro- minent tooth which he displayed in a sllcccssivc series of inane giggles. On the other side of the girl was :L man 'he had oftcn seen at Ascot; Colonel Somebody or other with a complexion like it tomato and a snort like hull Rhino. The remain- der Freddy dismissed as being of no consequence. He knew their types well; ho knew, too, that Rosemary could not possibly bc interested in either of her dinner companions.

I-fe realized that it had been rude

of Lady Helena not to have intro- duced him fo the girl, but such little formalities never troubled Freddy, and when once during the fish he caught her looking across at him he considered if 2, favourable omen. It inmmt that it much more desir- able fish than filet of sole was awaiting' a bait.

Having decided that Rosemary,

pretty, brunettisli nlld with clear tilrqiiiiise eyes, fell into his category of possible starters. the Honourable Freddy fcli gallailtiy to the task of conducting thc dinner from dish to digestion with occasional glances at Rosemary, during which occular cxcursiuils hc fouiitl that he was

uct wholly without recompense.

At last the meal ended. It had

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"l_ S o

It isnt far to Bethlehem town, It's .uiywhere that Cllrlst comes

dawn

And finds in peoples friendly face A wclronie and abiding-place, 'lflv road to Bethlehem runs right

iilrougll

'Ilie home oi folks like me and you.

Madeline Sweeney Mi for

U O I

Sllepllerfls pl the fields abiding Watching o`cl' your flocks by night, ~Llod uifll mnn is no\v residing, Yonder shines the infant L`ght;

Cnluc and worsh p, Worship Cllrisi, the new barii King.

been quite n _folly menu, decently cooked food, and the wine was the genuine vintage. I-Ie had passed oc- casional pleasantrles with his neighbor, a somewhat frilly spinstcr whose age might have interested an archaeologist. Lady Helena, in the midst of her duties at the top of the table had found time to note that Mr. Toddy was comporting himself quietly and reasonably. She had noted too, that his table manners were, fortunately, quite accurate.

The diners dispersed to the spa-

cious drawing room for coffee, but Freddy was in noihurry. He linger- ed a little and wlnkcd at the mask that oeorgo knew for nn face. 'rnen a. surprising thing happened. A pleasant voice said: "I think Aunt Helena forgot to introduce us."

It was Rosemary; Freddy knew

that it would happen like that.

They stood for a moment togeth-

er. I-Icr name was Rosemary Car- len, Lady Beleoe's niece. He told her his name was Toddy which was quite true for all his friends called him that.

In the lounge hall a big log fin-

wns buming and there was a pleas- ant little inglenook simply yearning for occupation.

Freddy explained how he came to

be there but Rosemary knew the facts. ` "Do you know these parts well or

were you passing through, Mr.

Toddy?"

“I had the good fortune to bf- passing," Freddy told her noting that thc inglenook still looked yearning. "Shall we sit here for a

while," he ventured.

"Aunt Helena will be horribly annoyed," smiled Rosemary. "Wo ought to be with tho others, Mr. Toddy." '

But the inglenook was not disap-

pointed and neither was Freddy. Rosemary was the most attractive

thing he'd met for years,

"1t’s odd that I've never met you

in London," he observed casually,"

"It's not odd at all." R.osemar_v

told him. “The 0gre’s too cute for that. I’m sorry," she corrected her- self quickly, “I should have said Aunt Helena."

"Say no nlore sweet maid," smiled

Freddy, “I’ve read all about it in books. You need a. dellve'rer," he went ou. “By the way what precise- ly is your Aunt's objection to your mixing."

“She just hates designing young

men," answered Rosemary, with a

laugh.

“I was never any good at art," re-

sponded Freddy. “I couldn’t design

a. plain square."

And so it went on until George

appeared looking abysmally worried until he caught sight of them.

"Her ladyshlp has sent mc lo soc

why you are not having coffee, Miss Rosemary." `

In it moment she had gone, but

she flung him a smile over her shoulder.

"GC°l`S0." announced Freddy,

1i€hti11§ B cigarette," thirteen's my

lucky number."

George, however, was not inter-

ested in mathematics.

“Her ladysllip, sir, mentioned to

me that you might wish to con- tinue your iourney. She also said that she would like to thank you- whell you have changed," hc added. significantly.

The Honourable Freddy had no

urgent desire to contililic on his way, but he realized the absurdity of his position and having changed in his plus fours he found Lady Helena awaiting him.

"I must thalik you very lnucil.

Mr. Toddy," she smiled, holding ou; her gloved hand. “And I do hope you have enjoyed yourself. By the way, I didn‘t inquire before, but you are not by any chance looking for a position--unemployed, I mean."

Freddy smiled. “If you mean have

I anything particular to do, the answer is in the negative.”

"Then I wonder if you'd mind

coming in to help George on Christmas Eve? We're having a big party and George gets so nervous when hes' oil his own. I'm sure you could manage it.”

"What time do I report for duty.

your ladyship?" smiled Freddy.

Freddy rcportcd for duty as six

o`clock at Ashburton House. The idea propounded by Lady Helena had appealed to his sense of hu- mour. He had never officiated as n. wlile waiter before and his lord- ship, tho Earl of Lancliestor, would be vastly amused if ever the esca- pade cnme to his ears.

George was dovoutly glad to find

that Mr. Toddy had turned up, ll‘ hud as good as hinted tn Lady liv- lcna that Mr. Toddy would liot. lu: George cuilil not collciilvv .fliiyoiiv supporting all expensive car with

the "menus test" in operation, but being at good servant and realizing that the Christmas Puriy meant overlvork for him, he had not allow-

cd his lnentul processes to inter- fere with his own tvclfaro.

Freddy spent a coiisiilcl'ublv~ time

in the pantry marshulllilg the wine imd dlsc'i`\'r-rcd that Georg" llud u

nice viliwigu of ills own will:-il hr dispcilsril :tt intervals. l-‘ri‘¢ltlv, loo, learhrd '»-'iiiwiliilg about l'to~.ciilnry.

“Keep hcl' foo l-lo_<t-_' was

Georgcis i=>l|sldcf't°d oplliuili, "She cal'l`t cxpcr; io lzccp cl girl liar: that for ev(-lx What do you _-a_\"?" George was an employer oi' labour. cils- pensed ultll titles.

Freddy, fnuliglii the saint: .is did

George. Ui collrsc, "Tho Ogre" conldni Ii. wasnt reasonable. I1 wasn't human.

“You was h:\\'lng a bit of all

right," \v:\,'s Georges next llluniin- ating coliiilicilt. ‘Ill the iilglrilrrok, l means." noting :hu look of inno- cence lli l"1'<-<l¢ly`.'~' f'_'.l:s_

"Oh, tll.if_" :-illilvrl l~`i'i_-d<lj.'_ "I was

speaking to hcl' like it futher." Which l-t»innrk causcrl George to cilortle with ili.'l»_~ii<\iu ;t_u<lil>llity.

The guc.~i'~: \>t~:.~i il _trrivc aflf-l'

dinner and thi-rr: wr: dancing ln lhe library, llluiilzr. 'ti culcflllly sc- lccted progr:iuil'n<-s on the rudio, llelpcd out with nil cqlially well-se- lccted bnlvll of gr.:ivi<\plloiie records.

Freddy ntfcllriiul in the bnr set at

the end of the dining room and it was not- long lic-lori: he had un op- portunity ol' plwsiiig a cocktail to Rosenlary. Siu :'.:uil-'rl her ,'_'ri~r-!llig_

“How do you like ii?" sllc 'lil-

quired.

“Bctter tlinn o\'ei'," smiled Freddy.-

iirretilrii. "I tliiiik I :-llull drop mv amateur :.t.uu:a :uni tul'll pi't_>if~:? sional."

The bar rvfls wi-ll pntronlzed, hui.

for the next flour ol' tivo Fl'c'tldy did not llu\'c the pl1‘:\.\ili'e of scl'vili_i_'

ltosf°miil'y.

Guests were :il°rli.'ili_g nt intervals

‘_lil'ougllollt :hr <vcilir.l.; :incl George hud hillivil llixll it woilld bc well after lnicliuglit belorc trade de- clincd.

Close on cicycn o'clock Freddy

had his first cl\coilntel~ of the even-

ing with Lady Helena.

“Thank yoll so much, l\.i'i'. ’I`ndd_\'.

for your rl_<i.<sinllc<~." she said. "If you lvnulri like 10 lcafrv us now I‘m .~.ui't~ (iool'p;c :uid :lie girls can inali- :lge_ lf you .~-ec George before you go llc will :rtcliri in yoilr i-r~milncr- eration. Muy I tuiic this upportull- ity of wislliilg you il very happy Clll'i;.l:illis, Mr, 'l"ofl<ly."

"It is it shitinlcfit I lit-:u‘i.il_v recl-

pi'ocu‘.c.' smiled the olllighlg Freddy.

Bill Fri-:lily did noi immediately

seek out George io (lclnulul his duo. He hud no llltviliion of wliiriiilig lionli- yrifliout sccilip, Rosemary

again.

Casting aside his nripkill Freddy

lrnulc his way to the bullc~r's room and sspiwlcr-cl himself up. }lc had taken lilo preczllliion oi providing his own outfit to-flight, and llc felt that uinong Lady Hclciiu'.s guests he might dare to mix lliiiloliruil.

He foiuul lloscill:\i'y sifting alone

in thi' lllglcnook, lier lllic-duhcc

partllcl' lluvillg been cullctl away to fulfil lic. next clui_\'_

“May I lla\‘i‘ the pleli.sill‘c of ille

next zlullci.-, Miss Roscm:\l~_\"."’ asked

Freddy.

R,o.<l‘iilul:_\' lookrti 'uit _\ltltlr‘li`i_\`,

.s-lli~pi‘L.l-fl.

"Why not :llc l.iil,:lu-ii, "lin lioi

in the lerlsi eoiiwliiloiiul, bill lyiint will Aunt llclcllzt ,.;\y‘."

"Nothing if I run prevent ll."

uli_s\i~vrc<l li‘i~o<lci_v_ "ills it l'0Kll'f\i "

Foi'l\\ll;tfi~lj.' Aulii llvlrliii iizm

busy clsc\\'llcl‘c at tllut moment. Shu was culling "Tivo N1-'l`l'ulnp.i.' ui,t~.' the Colonci's "'I`\,\'o Spzulcr

Tilt- fiixirul wus ii ;;l'u:t'. ~u~».»~.

Fl‘cclrl_v held her .iw his urui .intl told hiiilsl<ll` flint lilo nlnlfli in :lic Llmchcstcrs was snlnctliiln: ailiout holding wilrlf, llicv liriil, illirl in flint niomclll Frcrifly \\':\s \i~r_r luu<'|i it I.n|1cliestcr_

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inanl' 11 Dwdlgal ',o hi.-, _'ather`s lic/use. .

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d1'0i'>S from even it mise: _. heart.

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The doll: n'h.cll carrie., tile olive

branch oi'.'Peaec ou earth lo our families'

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An annual visiff.-r who has a warm

5\<‘2H'i. tllullkli its head iii- <1-r»‘.t'iic-d with n garland of snow.

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The focus wlll<h sllouid riiimpxs

unite the rght but scattered rays of family affection.

i-L<ewhc~re_ but it was with somo- flling of a silrprlsn that. looking lu on the dancers he saw "Toddy" dancing with Rosemilry. He had never heard Lady Helena mention that she even knew the Laiicllesters although he was aware timt`Lud_v Helena would have givcil half her soul to have been able to include them oil her social list.

f‘Somethlng must liavc happened."

murmured Mr. Protliero, ns hc put awny a magnum of _thc best chain- pagne. "I must really congratulate her on har success, It should bu an ideal nizlll-li. Old “Todci_v" ought to be settling ciovvn .<.oo!\_"

Lady lfclciln. wrir. not in the but

of tcmpers when silo encountered Mr. l"rolllrro_ The Colonel had been particularly iilil fury in ills remarks abou: bridge playcl~.=_

“My dczilr Bnsilf sillilcfl Lnily liv-

lelia, "l’ln so gh-td _vou'vv Colne. Rosemary has been frlghtfully nc- glcctcd ull thc cveii'ing_ You know what I mean, doil't you, clear buy?"

“I don'l lliilik :.iic's bciiig neglect-

ed now," Mr. Protlicro lllforinctl licr, as they walked from thc drutv- ing room. “ln fact. I camo to coli- gratulnic you ml gl-ttiiig olll ‘Todd_v’ here. I know yoll`\'c n`.t\'uy:; wanted lo get in with them. If`.~< ls feather iii _rour bonnet old dear."

"Might I inquire what you :irc

talking uhout. Brlsil?" dcmztlicitwl Lady Ilclcliu. “I hope I may fuki i'. us u. conipliillcnt in my cllrlllip:l;:ii»~."

“Do you nltxili :ri fcl! mv that _wil

dont know thai yoil`vc not the Fu.; of Lallt‘c.‘~ti‘l:`.~; still hero --the }li»i_- ouriihlo l"i'f'dlly '1`o<itlillgfm|'."’

Lu<l_\‘ lif~lcn:\'s frirc \\ri 2, :iii t»t:‘.-

rugmuls pink,

"I cerlitilily' do not, Basil. iiili.

please cease yolll' _lnkliltt and i!') :uid find Rnsr-in:lr_v"

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immensely. \‘\`llai‘. li pity it was lllat

Aunt Hclcilu ul; so snobbi.»llI_v |ial'tlclllal~! 1: \y..; uulul to think wllat silo \t't_iui<i i=.i_'.' if :-lu- llilvligllt hcl" |lil~r.~ wus tl ilu iiw; \\i‘,li ll llircd bm'-if_~ii<l<‘l'_

They 1'rp.\irrf“l l>Ii:~.l.ill_\' happy to

the iilgi<'iiook_

’1`lla lll`.l\‘i~:'.\lll joy oi Cili'.sihl.i\ I'

ccrluililv \\.ii~_drl'lill. We rule =: bells when pl-iln~e'.s :ire borli_ -ii ;~ a mournful dlruc llliiiii mon' lmi_i

pass away. Nallolis liure their loti-

Mciilizrllllc. illli.ln»\\ll f.. tin- litul- |.~`m. dm,-_<_ m,.,,- ¢._,,,,,._»,,<,_,~ and 1, __

olli-.iliiv I~`li~<lii\', li.~ old friend Basil Pl'tu!ii~i'il limi ni'ri\'\iil lnlc :is il»u:\l.

lic was il pai‘tir\llul‘ lrn~iui of Lurll'

flyuis, bill ollcc in :lic your ri. l

nlily once, the vrliolv \\'.»l‘ld s:.'ili<1_‘. silll in cv! ilrnff- ilu' i\ci\‘.“ilt til it

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