A ND
S Y LV IE
BRUNO
CO NCL UD E D
CA R R O L L
L E fifl S
WI T H
F O R T Y- S I X
I L L U S TR A T I O N S
BY
HA RR Y
F UR NI S S
Ne w Q ar k
MA CMILL A N A ND
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to b e L a dy M u r i e l ; a n d I
w o n t u n de c e iv e my se l fto o s o o n !
r e s o l u te l y
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S O I s t ro ll e d a l o n g th e pl a t f
m a ki n g b e l i e v e (a s ch ild re n sa y ) th a t t h e
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t u r n e d to w a l k b a c k a g a i n I s h o u ld s e e w h o
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It w a s L a dy M u ri e l h e rse l f!
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ill th e re w a s th e s a m e o ld m a n
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t r i vi a l a n d c o m m o n pl a c e a s if w e w e re m e r e ly
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wh i c h c o n ta i n e d th e so l e first cl a ss c a rr i a g e
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p u rs e in whi c h h e r gi ft h a d j u st b e e n so
c a re fu lly b e s to w e d th e o w n e r o f w hich a ll
u n c o n s c i o u s O f h is l o ss
w a s b e i n g h e lp e d i n to
a c a rr i a g e a t t h e o t h e r e n d o f t h e t ra i n
Sh e
p o u n c e d o n it i n sta n tl y
P o o r O ld m a n !
c ri e d
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m e r c y o f t h e C o u rt
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beg a n a s o ld f
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f
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ri e nd
th o ugh y o u d o n t l o o k it !
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s o n o m o re w a s s a id t ill w e h a d re a ch e d o u r
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a d o p te d
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up t o g e th e r ; S O a s s o o n a s o u r l ugg a g e h a d
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c o u s i n E r ic
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h a d all c o m e to a n e n d
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S h e sa id ;
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v e ry p o i n t I w a n t
y o u r a dvi c e a b o u t I h a d l o n g re a l i se d th a t
w e w e re
n o t in s ymp a t hy in re l igi o u s b e l i e f
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lo w m o t iv e s a s t h a t !
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f I kne w
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t h a t h a d c o m e up o n t h i s p u re a n d g e n tl e so ul
I s tro v e in v a i n to se e m y w a y t h ro u gh th e
t a n gl e d s k e i n o f c o n fli c t i ng m o t i v e s
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l o ng e r I re fl e c te d th e c l e a re r it b e c a m e
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it i n to p ro p e r w o rds !
a n d th e
s ubj e c t w a s
d ro pp e d by m u t u a l c o n se n t : a n d I o n ly
l e a r n e d l o n g a fte rw a rd s th a t o u r d i scu ss i o n
h a d re a lly s e r v e d to d i s p e l th e d o ub ts t h a t
h a d h a ra sse d h e r s o l o n g
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A rth u r e a g e rly a w a i t i n g my a rri v a l a n d b e fo re
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fu n d s o f s o m e H o s pi ta l
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Bu t X Y !
in th e sa m e
a re
p o s i t i o n a s a ny
e x a c tl y
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To t a lk o f
p u rc h a se rs o f g o o d s
c h a r i ty
in c o n n e c ti o n w i t h tb e ir S h a re o fth e
bu s i n e ss is s h e e r n o n se n se
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v e ry l ik e ly to do s o
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S e c o ndly t h e c a se o f f
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m e n t i n to t w o p a rts th e m a rk e t v a l u e a nd
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o v e r th a t
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p a rt is o n t h e sa m e fo o ti n g a s in th e fi rst c a se
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th e e x ce ss is a ll w e h a v e to c o n s id e r
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t om X Y !
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t o t h e H o s pi ta l
f
a r b e tte r buy wh a t
n o t giv e n in t h e b e s t w a y
t h e y ch o o s e to buy a n d gi v e wh a t t h e y c h o o se
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v i s ibl e to m e t h e e e r i e i n flu e n c e h a d n o t
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a dd e d g r i mly
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my h e a d ! sa id B ru n o ( T h e y h a d ru n ro u n d
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d o w n to th e b e a ch I n o t ic e d a s i n gl e fi gu re
m o vi ng sl o wly a l o n g it se a w a rd s S h e w a s a
g o o d w a y o ff a n d h a d h e r b a ck to u s : b u t it
w a s L a dy
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t h a t A rt hu r h a d n o t s e e n h e r a s h e h a d b e e n
l o o ki n g in th e o th e r d i re c t i o n a t a g a th e r i n g
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pl a u s ibl e p re te x t fo r se n di n g
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it w o u ld b e p ru d e n t to go f
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by th e ro a d It s to o h o t a n d d u s ty D o w n
t h i s l a ne
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b e a ch js n e a rly a s
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He s to o d h e s i ta t i ng l o o k i n g
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fi rs t o n e w a y a n d th e n th e o th e r
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HO W l o n g th i s h um ili a ti n g s c e n e w o uld h a v e
c o n ti n u e d if I h a d b e e n th e o n ly e x te r n a l
i n flu e n c e it is i mp o ss ibl e to sa y ; fo r a t t h i s
m o m e n t S yl vi e wi th a s wi ft d e ci s i o n w o rthy
h im se l f to o k th e m a tte r i n to
of N a pole o n
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h e r o w n h a nd s
B ru n o
s h e sa id to
I ll ge t b im
t hi s w a y
a l o ng !
A n d sh e to o k h o ld o f th e s t ick t h at
A rt h u r w a s c a rry i n g a n d g e n tl y pull e d h i m
d o w n th e l a n e
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b u t h is o w n w a s a c t i n g o n th e s tick a n d
a pp e a re d
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w a lk wi t h e y e s d e m u re ly c a s t up o n th e g ro u nd
in o u r d i re c t i o n
Th e v ic to ry w a s o u rs ! A n d s i n c e it w a s
t h u s u rg e d to g e th e r
e v id e n t th a t th e l o v e rs
I tu rn e d a n d
m u st m e e t in a n o t h e r m i n u te
w a lk e d o n h o p i n g th a t S yl v i e a nd B ru n o
as I f
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t o o k t h e j e w e l th a t h u n g r o u n d h e r n e ck a n d
w a v e d it o v e r h is h e a d a n d to uch e d h is e y e s
a n d l ip s w i t h it
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I m a d e h im a u dible a nd f
o rg o t t o m a k e h im
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v is ible
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A n d th e m a n w a s so f
r igh te n e d !
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v o ic e s e e m e d to c o m e o u t o f th e a ir Pl e a se I
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l o n g a s 0 0 c a n se e th e sb illing
s a id h e n e v e r s o l d b a rl e y s ug a r d ro p s t o p e o pl e
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sa id t h e
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m e e t u s S yl vi e fo ll o wi n g m o re s l o wly a s h e r
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e n c o re
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d o w n a t o u r fe e t wi th h e r h id e o u s d a ugh te r
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I sa i d
H E RR
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Fo r so me
p e rh a p s w h o
a re s i mpl e a n d c h ildl ik e
Yo u k n o w He sa id
o fs uc h is t h e K i n gd o m o f H e a v e n
L a dy M u ri e l c l a sp e d h e r h a n d s a n d g a z e d up
i n to th e cl o udl e ss s k y wi th a l o o k I h a d o fte n
If
s e e n in S yl vi e s e y e s
e e l a s ifit h a d b e gu n
s h e a l m o s t wh i s p e re d
f
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w e re o n e o f th e h a ppy ch ild re n wh o m He bid
th o ugh th e p e o pl e
t h e m b r i n g n e a r to H i m
Ye s He h a s s e e n
w o u l d h a v e k e p t t h e m b a ck
in t h e t h ro n g
m e
He h a s re a d th e wi s t ful
l o ngi n g in m y e y e s He h a s b e ck o n e d m e to
H i m T h e y h a v e b a d t o m a k e w a y fo r m e
He h a s ta k e n m e up in His a r m s He h a s p u t
Sh e
His h a n d s up o n m e a n d bl e sse d m e !
p a u se d b re a thl e ss in h e r p e r fe c t h a ppi ne ss
Y e s ; I sa id
I th i n k He h a s !
Yo u mu s t c o m e a n d S p e a k to m y f
a th e r
w e n t o n a s w e sto o d S id e by S id e a t th e
sh e
g a te l o o k i n g d o w n th e s h a dy l a n e
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sa id
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Ha d th e fa i ry li fe
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b e e n m e rg e d in t h e re a l l i fe
O r w a s L a dy
M u ri e l e e r i e a l so a n d th u s a bl e to e n te r i n to
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a i ry w o rld a l o n g
w i th m e
th e f
Th e w o rd s
w e re o n m y l i p s ( I se e a n o ld fr i e n d o f m i n e
in t h e l a n e : if y o u d o n t k n o w h im m a y I
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w h e n t h e s t ra n g e s t
i n tro duc e h i m to y o u
t h i n g o fa ll h a pp e n e d : L a dy M u r i e l s p o k e
ri e n d o f m i n e
in th e l a n e
I s e e a n o ld f
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if y o u d o n t k n o w h im m a y I
s a id :
sh e
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i n tro d uc e h i m t o y o u
I se e m e d to w a k e o u t o f a d re a m : f
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w a s s t ill s t ro n g up o n m e
f
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th e figu re o u ts id e s e e m e d t o b e c h a n gi n g a t
m o m e n t l ik e o n e o f t h e s h a p e s in a
e v e ry
k a l e id o sc o p e : n o w h e w a s th e P r ofe ssor a n d
!
s
B y th e t i m e h e
n o w h e w a s s o m e b o dy e l e
h a d r e a ch e d th e g a te h e c e rta i n ly w a s s o m e
b o dy e l se : a n d I fe l t th a t th e p ro p e r c o u rse
u r ie l n o t f
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a dmi tt e d th e
v e n e ra bl e o ld m a n
t h e g a te
w h o l o o ke d a b o u t h i m
a G e rm a n
o bvi o u s ly
wi th d a z e d e y e s a s if b e to o h a d b u t j u st
ro m a d r e a m !
a wa ke d f
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H E RR
99
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P ro fe sso r ! M y
ri e n d
g ro w n t h a t m a g
O ld f
c ou ld n o t h a v e
n ific e n t b e a r d S i n c e l a st w e m e t
m o re o v e r h e
w o uld h a v e re c o g n i se d m e fo r I w a s c e rta i n
t h a t I h a d n o t ch a n g e d much in th e t i m e
A s it w a s h e s i mpl y l o o k e d a t m e v a gu e ly
f h is h a t in r e s p o n se to L a dy
a n d to o k
of
M u ri e l s w o rd s L e t m e i n tro duc e M e i n H e rr
to y o u
s p o k e n in a
; wh il e in th e w o rd s
s tro n g G e r m a n a cc e n t
p ro ud to m a k e y o u r
a cq u a i n ta n c e
S ir !
I c o uld d e te c t n o tra c e
o f a n id e a t h a t w e h a d e v e r m e t b e f
o re
L a dy M u r i e l le d u s to th e w e ll k n o w n s h a dy
wh e re p re p a ra t i o ns fo r a fte rn o o n te a h a d
nook
a n d wh il e S h e w e n t in t o
a l re a d y b e e n m a d e
l o o k fo r th e E a rl w e se a te d o u rse lv e s in tw o
M e i n H e rr to o k up L a dy
a nd
e a s y ch a i rs
M u ri e l s w o rk a nd e x a m i n e d it t h ro ugh h is
l a rg e sp e c ta cl e s (o n e o f th e a dj u n c ts th a t
m a d e h i m so p ro v o ki ngly l ik e th e P ro fe sso r)
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H e m mi ng p o c k e t h a n dk e rc h ie fs
h e sa id
m u si ngly
S o tb a t is wh a t th e E nglish
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m il a di e s o cc upy th e m se l v e s wi th is it
It is th e o n e a c c o mpl i s h m e n t
in
I sa id
wh i c h Ma n h a s n e v e r y e t r i v a l e d W o m a n !
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d wi th h e r fa th e r ;
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af
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te r h e
r i e n dly
w o rd s wi t h M e i n H e rr a n d w e h a d a ll b e e n
s u ppl i e d wi th t h e
ne e df
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t h e n e w c o m e r r e tu rn e d t o th e s ugg e s t i v e s u b
j e c i o fP o c k e t h a n dk e rchi e fs
Yo u h a v e h e a r d o f F o r t u n a t u s s P u r s e
P
Mila di Ah so ! W o u l d y o u b e s u rp r i se d
t o h e a r t h a t w i t h t h re e o f t h e se l e e t l e h a n d
k e rch i e fs y o u s h a ll m a k e th e P u rse o f Fo rtu
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L ady M u ri e l e a g e rly
S h a ll I i n d e e d
r e pl i e d
a s S h e t o o k a h e a p o f t h e m i n to h e r
P le a se t e ll
la p a n d t h re a d e d h e r n e e dl e
m e
I ll m a k e o n e b e f
o re
h o w M e i n H e rr !
I to uch a n o t h e r d ro p o f t e a !
Yo u s h a ll fi rst s a id M e i n H e rr p o sse ss i n g
h im se l f o ft w o o f th e h a n dk e rch i e fs s p re a d i n g
a n d h o ldi n g t h e m u p by
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t h e se
th e l e f
t t o th e l e f
t ; a n d th e o p e n i n g b e t w e e n
”
t h e m s h a ll b e th e m ou tb o f th e P u rs e
A v e ry fe w s t i tch e s s u ffic e d to c a rry o u t tb is
di re c ti o n
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dg e s to g e th e r S h e s ugg e s te d
t h e b a g is
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c o mpl e te
No t so M il a d i : th e low e r e dg e s sh a ll fir st
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b e j o i ne d
a h n o t so
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T u rn o ne o f th e m
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w o uld c a ll tb e w r ong w ay
s a id
L a d y M u ri e l a s sh e d e ftly
I se e !
o rd e r
A n d a v e ry t wi s t e d
e x e c u te d t h e
u n c om fo rta bl e u n c a n n y l o o k i n g b a g it m a k e s !
Un l i m i te d
Bu t th e m or a l is a l o v e ly o n e
w e a l th c a n o n l y b e a tta i n e d by d o i ng t h i ng s
A n d h o w a re w e to j o i n
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Yo u h a v e s e e n th e puzzl e o f t h e P a p e r
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M e i n H e rr s a id a dd re s s i n g th e E a rl
R i ng
W h e re y o u ta k e a S l i p o f p a p e r a n d j o i n
its e n d s to g e th e r fi rs t t wi s t i n g o n e s o a s to
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m a d e o n ly y e s te rd a y
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L a dy
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M u ri e l
a ce
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a nd
It s v e ry my s te ri o u s !
o n ly on e e dg e
P
I s ug
Th e bag is j u s t l ik e th a t i s n t it
g e s te d
IS n o t th e ou te r s u rf
a c e o f o n e s id e
a c e o f th e
o f it c o n t i n u o u s wi th th e in n e r s u r f
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s a id
t h e O ld m a n imp re s s iv e ly
ro m h e r a n d r i s i n g t o h is f
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in th e e xci te m e n t o f t h e e xpl a n a t i o n
o f th e
o p e n i ng
c o n s i sts o f fou r h a n d
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k e rch i e fe dg e s a n d y o u c a n tra c e it c o n t i n u
d o w n th e
o u sly r o u n d a n d ro u n d t h e o p e n i n g
r igh t e dg e o fon e h a n dk e rc h i e f u
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o f th e
l e ft e dg e o f
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S o yo u c a n !
L a dy M u ri e l mu r m u re d
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p e n i ng !
l o o k e d s o s tra n g e l y l ik e a ch ild puzzl i n g
a
di fficul t l e s so n a n d M e i n H e rr h a d
o ve r
b e c o m e fo r t h e m o m e nt so s tra n g e l y l ik e t h e
o ld P ro f
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H o w e v e r I c h e ck e d
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No w th i s tb ir d h a n dk e rc hi e f M e i n H e rr
h a s a lso f
p ro c e e d e d
wh ich y o u
o u r e dg e s
c a n t ra c e
c o n ti n u o u sly ro u n d a n d ro u n d : a ll
u n e e d do is to j o i n its f
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c o mpl e te a n d its o u te r s u rfa c e
I se e !
L a dy M u r i e l e a g e rly i n te rr u p te d
It s ou te r s u rf
a c e will b e
c o n t i n u o u s wi t h its
in n e r s u r f
a ce
Bu t it w ill ta k e ti m e
I ll s e w
it u p a f
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c a l l it F o r t u n a tu s s P u rse M e i n H e rr
Th e d e a r O ld m a n b e a m e d up o n h e r wi t h a
j o lly s m il e l o o ki n g m o re e x a c tl y l ik e th e P ro
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it is in side it
S o y o u h a v e a ll th e
side
w e a l th o f t h e w o rld in t h a t l e e tl e P u rse !
His pup il c l a pp e d h e r h a n d s in u n re s tra i n e d
d e l igh t
I ll c e rta i n ly s e w t h e th i rd h a n d
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s a id :
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but I
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w o n t ta k e u p y o u r ti m e by t ryi n g it n o w
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T e ll u s so m e m o re w o n d e rfu l t h i ngs pl e a se !
a c e a n d h e r v o i c e S O e x a c t ly re c a l le d
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I c o ul d n o t h e l p gl a n c i n g ro u n d
h a l fe x p e c t i ng to s e e B r u n o a l s o
M e i n H e r r b e g a n t h o ugh t fully b a l a n c i n g h is
sp o o n o n
t h e e dg e
wh il e h e
o f h is t e a c up
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p o n d e re d o v e r t h i s re qu e st
S o m e th i n g
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w o n d e rf
Tb a t
ul
l ik e F o rtu n a tu s s P u rse
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w e a l th
w il l gi v e y o u
it is m a d e
w he n
b e y o n d y o u r w il d e st d re a m s : b u t it w il l n o t
g i v e y o u Tim e !
—
A p a u s e o f s il e n c e e n s u e d
u t il i s e d by
L a dy M u r i e l fo r th e v e r y p ra c t ic a l p u rp o se
o f re fill i n g th e t e a c u p s
In y ou r c o u n tr y
e i n H e rr b e g a n w i t h a
wh a t b e c o m e s O f a ll th e
s ta rt l i n g a b r up t n e ss
P
w a s te d T i m e
L a dy M u r i e l l o o k e d g ra v e
Wh o c a n
P
s h e h a l fwh i s p e red to h e rse l f
t e ll
All o ne
—
!
k no w s is t h a t it is g o n e
p a st re c a ll
—
W e l l in m y
I m e a n in a c o u n try [ h a v e
v i s i te d sa id t h e o ld m a n
t h e y s to re it up :
a n d it c o m e s in ve r
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by yi e ld i ng to th e te mp ta ti o n o f
t r i e d hi m
m a ki n g o n e u n f
a i r re m a r k
h a d c o m mi tte d a
c ri m e o u tw e igh i n g t h e c r i mi n a l s wh o l e c a re e r !
C e rta i n ly I s h o uld A rthu r fi rmly re pl i e d
It s o u n d s l ik e a p a ra d o x I a dm i t
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th i n k w h a t a g r i e v o u s s in it m u s t b e in G o d s
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c lo u d th a t h a n g s o v e r th e w o rld s h i s to ry
Wh e n th i s v i e w fi rst m a d e i tse l f c l e a r to m e
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12 6
B R U NO
A ND
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CO NC U DE D
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h gh t th a t p e rh a p s th e re a l guil t o f th e
h um a n ra c e w a s i n fi n i te l y l e ss th a n I f
a nc i e d
—
it
th a t t h e m ill i o n s wh o m I h a d th o ugh t o f
a s s u n k in h o p e l e s s d e p t h s o f s in w e re p e r
h a p s in G o d s s igh t s c a rc e ly s i n n i n g a t a ll
L i fe
w a s m o re s w e e t th a n w o rd s c a n te ll !
b righ t a n d b e a u t i ful wh e n o n c e
s e e m e d m o re
!
A live lie r e m e r a ld
t h a t th o ugh t h a d c o m e
tw in b le s in tb e g r a ss A p u r e r sapp b ir e m e lts
His v o ic e tre mbl e d a s h e
in t o tb e se a !
c o n cl ud e d a n d th e te a rs sto o d in h is e y e s
L a dy M u r i e l s h a d e d h e r fa c e wi th h e r h a n d
It is a b e a u t i f
ul
o r a m i n u te
a n d w a s s il e n t f
”
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sh e sa id l o o ki n g up a t l a st
t h o u gh t
—
r t hu r f
u
A
o r pu tt i n g it i n to my h e a d !
o
y
Th e E a rl re t u rn e d in t i m e to j o i n u s a t t e a
a n d to gi v e u s th e v e ry u n w e l c o m e t idi n g s th a t
a f
e v e r h a d b ro k e n o u t in t h e l i tt l e h a rb o u r
to w n t h a t la y b e l o w u s
a f
e v e r o f so m a l ig
n a n t a typ e th a t t h o u gh it h a d o n l y a pp e a re d a
da y o r tw o a go th e re w e re a l re a dy m o re t h a n
a d o z e n d o w n in it t w o o r t h re e o fwh o m w e re
re p o rte d to b e in i mm i n e n t d a n g e r
In a n s w e r to th e e a g e r qu e s ti o n s o f A rthu r
— w h o o fc o u rs e to o k a d e e p sc ie n t ifi c i n te re st
t ou
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h e c o uld gi v e v e r y f
m a tte r
e w te c b n ica l
d e ta il s t h o ugh h e h a d m e t th e l o c a l d o c to r It
h o w e v e r th a t it w a s a n a lm o st n e w
a pp e a re d
—
d i s e a se
at
l e a s t in tb is c e n tu r y th o ugh it
Pl
m i b t p ro v e to b e id e n t ic a l wi t h t h e
ague
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ve r
nf
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y
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ra p id in its a c t i o n
I
will
r i h tf
t
no t
g
h o w e v e r p re v e n t o u r p a rty to m o rro w h e
“
s a id in c o n cl u s i o n
N o n e o f th e gu e s ts b e
l o n g to th e i n fe c te d d i st ric t wh ich is a s y o u
k n o w e xcl u s iv e ly p e o pl e d by fi sh e rm e n : so
e ar
o u m a y c o m e wi t h o u t a n y f
y
A rth u r w a s v e ry s il e nt a ll th e w a y b a ck
re a ch i n g
o u r l o dgi n g s
im m e di a te ly
on
a nd
pl u n g e d i n to m e dic a l s tudi e s c o n n e c te d wi th
t h e a l a r m i n g m a l a dy o fwh o s e a rr iv a l w e h a d
j u st h e a r d
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C H A PT E R
T HE
FA R E WE
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it w a s to be a p a rty o f e igh te e n
h a d a s y e t a rr i v e d a n d th e se w e re ta lki n g wi th
l e a vi n g u s th e o pp o rt u n i ty o fa fe w
t h e E a rl
w o rd s a p a rt w i th o u r h o s te ss
Wh o is th a t ve ry l e a rn e d l o o ki ng m a n w i th
P
t h e l a rg e s p e c ta c l e s
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I
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h a v e n t m e t hi m h e re be fo re h a v e I
No h e s a n e w fr i e n d o f o u rs sa id L a dy
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M u ri e l
a G e rm a n
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I be l ie ve
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wi t h on e e xc e p t i o n o f
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a dd e d h umbl
r th u r d re w
c o u rse
Sh e
a
A
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y
h im se l fup w i th a n a ir o fo ffe n d e d d ig n i ty
A n d th e y o u ng l a dy in bl u e j u s t b e y o n d
h im ta lki ng to th a t fo re ig n l o o ki n g m a n IS
P
to o
sb e l e a rn e d
sa id L a dy M u r i e l
I d o n t k no w
Bu t
ul pi a n o fo rte pl a y e r I
I m to l d s h e s a w o n d e r f
I a sk e d th a t
h o p e y o u ll h e a r h e r to n igh t
h e r in b e c a u se b e s v e ry
ta k e
f
o re ig n e r to
m u s i c a l to o He s a F r e n ch C o u n t I b e l i e v e ;
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l
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sp
dy
a nd h e si g
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s i n gi n g
m u sic
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S c ie nc e
y
d e e d go t a c o m p le te p a rty ! sa id A rthu r
I
f
e e l q u i t e a p r i vil e g e d p e rs o n m e e t i n g a ll th e se
I do l o v e m u si c !
s ta r s
”
Bu t th e p a rty i s n t qu it e c o mpl e te !
s a id
L a dy M u r i e l
Yo u h a v e n t b ro ugh t u s th o se
ul ch ild re n S h e w e n t o n t u r n i n g
t w o b e a u ti f
He b ro ugh t th e m h e re to te a y o u
to m e
k n o w o n e da y l a s t s um m e r a g a i n a dd re ss i n g
A rt hu r ; a n d t h e y a r e s uch d a rl i ng s !
T h e y a re in de e d I a ss e n te d
Bu t Wh y h a v e n t y o u b ro ugh t th e m w i th
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B RU N O
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v e ry so rry I sa id
b u t re a lly it w a s
imp o ss ibl e to b r i n g t h e m w i th m e
H e re I
m o s t c e rta i n ly m e an t to c o n cl u d e th e s e n te n c e :
a n d it w a s wi t h a f
e e l i n g o f u tt e r a m a z e m e n t
which I c a n n o t a d e q u a te ly d e s c rib e th a t I
h e a rd my s e l fg oing on sp e a b ing
b u t th e y
a re t o j o i n m e h e re in t h e
c o u rs e o f t h e e v e n
ing w e re th e w o rd s u tte re d in m y v o ic e a n d
se e mi n g to c o m e f
ro m m y lip s
L a dy M u ri e l j o y full y re pl i e d
I m so gl a d
I sb a ll e nj o y i n tro duc i ng th e m to s o m e o f my
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f
r i e n d s h e re
Wh e n do y o u e xp e c t th e m
ug e in s il e n c e Th e o n ly b on e st
I to o k re f
re ply w o uld
h a v e b e e n Th a t w a s n o t m y
I did n t sa y it a n d it isn t t r u e !
re m a rk
Bu t I h a d n o t t h e m o ra l c o u ra g e t o m a k e s uch
Th e c h a ra c te r o f a l u n a t i c is
a c o nf
e ss i o n
n o t I b e li e v e
v e ry di ffi c ul t to a cqu ir e : b u t it
ficul t to g e t r id of: a n d it
is a m a zi n gly d i f
se e m e d
q u i te c e rta i n th a t a n y s uch sp e e c h a s
tb a l w o uld qu ite j u st i fy th e i ss u e o fa w ri t de
lu n a t ico inq u ir e n do
L a dy M u r i e l e vid e ntly th o u gh t I h a d fa il e d
t o h e a r h e r q u e s t io n
a n d tu rn e d
t o A r th u r
wi th a re m a rk o n so m e o th e r s u bj e c t ; a n d I
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c o v e r fro m m y s h o ck o f s u rp ri se
o u t o f my m o m e n ta ry
e e ri e
o r to a w a k e
c o n di t i o n wh ich e v e r it w a s
Wh e n t h i n g s a ro u n d m e se e m e d o n c e m o re
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re a l
A rth u r w a s sa yi n g
I m af
to b e
ra id
th e y m u st b e fi n i te in
o r it :
t h e re s n o h e lp f
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n umb e r
I s h o u l d b e so rr y to h a v e to b e l i e v e it
Ye t wh e n o n e c o m e s to
s a id L a dy M u r i e l
t h i n k o f it t h e re a r e n o n e w m e l o di e s n o w a
d a y s W h a t p e o pl e ta lk o f a s th e l a s t n e w
I ve
to m e so m e t u n e
so n g
re c a ll s
a l wa ys
k n o w n a s a chil d !
—
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if th e w o rld l a sts
H
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l o n g e n o ugh
sa id A r thu r
wh e n e v e r y
—
p o ss ibl e tu n e will h a v e b e e n c o mp o se d e v e ry
ri e l
p o ss ibl e p u n p e rp e tra te d
L
a dy
M
u
(
w ru n g h e r h a n d s lik e a tra g e dy qu e e n ) a nd
w o rse th a n th a t e v e ry p o ss ibl e boob w ri tte n !
Fo r th e n umb e r o f w or dsis fi n i te
It ll m a k e v e ry l i ttl e
di ffe re n c e to th e
a u tb or s
I s ugg e s te d
In ste a d o f sa yi n g
P
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YLV IE
A ND
B RU N O
L DED
CO NC U
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L a dy M u r i e l g a v e m e a n a pp ro vi n g s m il e
Bu t lu n a t ics w o u l d a l w a y s w r i te n e w b o o k s
?
Sh e
we nt o n
T h e y cou ldn t w r i te
s u re ly
”
th e sa n e b o o k s o v e r a g a i n !
T ru e s a id A rthu r
Bu t tb e ir b o o k s
w o u ld c o m e to a n e n d a l so Th e n u mb e r o f
l u n a t ic boob s is a s fi n i te a s th e n umb e r o f
l u n a t ic s
A n d tb a t n u mb e r is b e c o m i n g g re a te r
e v e ry y e a r
a
p o mp o u s m a n w h o m I
sa id
re c o g n i se d a s th e
s e l fa pp o i n te d s h o wm a n o n
t h e da y o f th e pic n ic
A n d wh e n
S o t h e y sa y re pl i e d A rth u r
h
n i n e ty
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t o b e in a w ildly n o n se n s i c a l
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m oo d)
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a sylum s will b e p u t to th e i r p ro p e r u se
P
p o mp o u s m a n
A n d t h a t is
th e
gra v e ly e n qui re d
To sb e lte r tb e sa n e
sa id A r th u r
We
s h a ll b a r o u rs e l v e s in
Th e l u n a t i c s will h a v e
it a ll t h e i r o w n w a y ou tside
T h e y ll do it
a li t tl e q u e e rly
no d o u b t
R a ilw a y c o ll i s i o n s
will b e a lw a y s h a pp e n i n g : s t e a m e rs a l w a y s
bl o w i n g u p : m o st O f th e to w n s w il l b e bu rn t
d o w n m o st o f th e ship s s u n k
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m o s t o f th e m e n b ille d / mu rm u re d
t h e p o mp o u s m a n w h o w a s e vid e n tly h o p e l e ssly
b e w ild e re d
C e rta i n l y A rth u r a sse n te d
T ill a t l a s t
ew e r
t h e re will b e f
l u n a t ic s th a n s a n e m e n
T h e n w e c o m e o u t : tb ey go in : a n d t h i ng s
re t u r n to t h e i r n o r m a l c o n di t i o n
Th e p o mp o u s m a n f
ro w n e d d a rkl y a n d b it
v a i n ly t r yi n g t o
o ld e d h is a r m s
h is l ip a n d f
He is j e st ing ! h e mu tte re d
th i n k it o u t
to h i m se l fa t l a s t in a to n e o f w i th e ri n g c o n
te mp t a s h e s ta lk e d a w a y
B y th i s t im e th e o th e r gu e s ts h a d a rr iv e d ;
a nd d i n n e r w a s a nn o u n c e d
A rth u r o f c o u rs e
to o k d o w n L a dy M u r i e l : a n d I w a s pl e a se d
to fin d my s e l f s e a te d a t h e r o th e r S id e w i th
I h a d no t
o ld l a dy ( wh o m
a se v e re l o o ki n g
a n d wh o se n a m e I h a d a s is u s u a l
o re
m e t be f
a il e d to c a t ch
m e re ly
in i n tro du c t i o n s e n t i re ly f
g a th e r i n g th a t it so u n d e d l ik e a c o m p o u n d
a s my p a rtn e r f
na m e
r t h e b a n qu e t
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)
S h e a pp e a re d h o w e v e r to b e a cqu a i n te d
wi t h A rth u r a n d c o n fid e d to m e in a lo w v o i c e
h e r o pi n i o n t h a t h e w a s
a v e ry a rg u m e n ta t iv e
y o u ng m a n
A rth u r fo r h is p a rt se e m e d w e ll
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CO NC U
h o w h im se l fw o r thy o fth e c h a ra c te r
Sh e
h a d giv e n h im a n d h e a r i n g h e r sa y
I
n e v e r t a k e w i n e wi t h my s o u p !
hi
t
s w a s n ot
(
a c o n fid e n c e
to m e
b u t w a s l a u nc h e d u po n
S o ci e ty a s a m a tte r o f g e n e ra l i n t e re s t) h e
a t o nc e
ch a ll e n g e d a c o m b a t by a ski ng h e r
w b e n w o ul d y o u sa
h
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in a pl a te o fs o up P
Thi s is m y so up
sh e
s t e rn ly
re pl i e d
a n d wh a t is b e f
o re y o u is y ou r s
No d o u b t sa id A r thu r : b u t w b e n did I
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b e i n g p ut i n to th e pl a te it w a s th e p ro p e rty
h o s t : w h il e b e i ng o ffe re d ro u n d t h e
of o ur
it w a s le t u s s a y h e l d in t r u st b y th e
t a bl e
w a i te r : did it b e c o m e m i n e wh e n I a cc e p te d
P
P
it
O r wh e n it w a s pl a c e d b e f
o re
m e
Or
P
n
I t o o k th e fi rs t S p o o n f
w he
ul
He is a ve ry a rgu m e n ta t iv e y o un g m a n !
w a s a ll t h e
o ld l a dy w o u ld s a
: b u t S h e s a id
y
it a u dibly t h i s t im e f
e e l i n g th a t S o c i e ty h a d a
r igh t t o k n o w it
A rth u r s mil e d m i sc h i e v o u s ly
I s h o uld n t
m i n d b e tt i n g y o u a shill i n g h e sa id th a t th e
E m i n e n t B a rr i ste r n e x t y o u ( It c e rta i n ly is
in cl i n e d to
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I n e ve r b e t
S h e s te rn l y re pl i e d
No t e v e n S ixp e n n y p o i n ts a t w b ist ?
”
Ne ve r ! sh e re p e a te d
Wb ist is i n n o
”
c e n t e n o u gh : b u t wh i s t pl a y e d fo r m on ey !
S h e S h udd e re d
A rthu r b e c a m e s e r i o u s a g a i n
ra id I
Im a f
c a n t ta k e t h a t V i e w h e sa id
I c o n s id e r
t h a t th e i n t ro duc ti o n o f s m a ll s ta k e s f
o r c a rd
l
a yi n g w a s o n e o fth e m o s t m or a l a c ts S o ci e ty
p
e v e r d id a s S o ci e ty
P
sa id L a d y M u ri e l
Ho w w a s it so
B e c a u se it to o k C a rd s o n c e fo r a ll o u t o f
t h e c a te g o ry o fg a m e s a t wh ich cb e a ting is p o s
L o o k a t t h e w a y C ro qu e t is d e m o ra l i s i ng
s ibl e
L a d i e s a re b e gi n n i n g to ch e a t a t it
S o ci e ty
o un d o u t
t h e y o n ly
t e r r ibly : a n d if t h e y re f
l a ugh a n d c a ll it fu n Bu t w h e n t h e re s m on ey
Th e
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t ra i n o f t ruck s w o rk e d ro u n d by m a ch i n e r y ;
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S yl vi e sa id re
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S h o ul d n t w ba t ?
s a i d B ru n o
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Yo u s h o uld n t a sk
t h a t s o r t o fqu e st i o n s
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Wb a t so rt o f qu e sti o n s
B ru n o m is
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wi th a sh y gl a n c e a t th e y o u ng l a dy a n d l o s i n g
a ll s e n s e o fg ra mm a r in h e r c o n f
u si o n
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th e a r i th m e t ic a l p ro bl e m
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a n a to mi c a l p ro bl e m
No I do o s n t b e l o ng to b e r
sa id B ru n o
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I m s u re th e y d l o v e e a ch o th e r
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B ru n o sa id th o ugh tfully
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w o uld n t w a n t n o l o o ki n g gl a ss e s to b r u s h t h e i r
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Why n o t my ch ild
Wh y e a ch o n e w o uld do fo r th e o th e r o n e s
l o o ki n g gl a ss a c o u rs e ! c ri e d B ru no
Bu t h e re L a dy M u ri e l w h o h a d b e e n sta n d
in g by l i ste n i ng to t h i s b e wild e ri n g d i a l o g u e
i n te rrup te d it to a sk if th e y o u n g l a dy w o u l d
mu s ic ; a nd th e ch ild re n
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SY V IE
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my s e l f w e a rily
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Wby d o e s o n e ge t n o pl e a s u re fro m it
Th e n I s e t my s e l f to l i ste n i n te n tly to
e v e ry
no te ; a n d th e my s t e ry e xpl a i n e d i tse l f
Th e re w a s a n a lm o st p e rfe c t m e c h a n i c a l cor
—
F a l se
r e ctn e ss
a n d t h e re w a s n o th i n g e l s e !
did n o t o c c u r : sh e k n e w th e
n o te s
o f c o u rse
pi e c e to o w e ll fo r tb a t ; b u t t h e re w a s j u st
e n o u gh i rr e g u l a r i t y o f t im e t o b e tra y t h a t t h e
—
pl a y e r h a d n o re a l e a r fo r m u s i c
j u st
i n a rt i c u l a te n e ss in th e m o re e l a b o ra te
e n o u gh
p a ssa g e s t o S h o w th a t S h e did n o t t hi n k h e r
—
w o rt h ta ki n g r e a l p a i n s fo r j u s t
a u di e n c e
e n o u gh m e c h a n ic a l m o n o to n y o f a c c e n t t o ta k e
a ll sou l o u t o f th e
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f th e fi n a l e
a n d h a d s tr u ck t h e fi n a l ch o r d a s if th e in st r u
m e n t b e i n g n o w d o n e wi th it did n t m a tte r
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L a dy M u r i e l j o i n e d u s fo r a m o m e nt
s h e whi sp e re d to A rt hu r
Is n t it be a u t ifu l
wi th a m i sc hi e v o u s s mi l e
No it i s n t ! sa id A rthu r Bu t th e g e n tl e
f
s w e e t n e ss
o f h is
a ce
qu i te n e u tra l i se d th e
a pp a r e n t r u d e n e ss o f t h e re pl y
S u c h e x e c u t i o n y o u k n o w ! S h e p e rs i ste d
T h a t s wh a t sh e de se r ve s A r th u r d o gg e dly
b u t p e o p le a re s o p re j u d ic e d a g a i n st
re pl i e d
c a pi ta l
No w y o u re b e gi n n i n g to ta lk n o n se n se !
L a dy M u r i e l c r i e d
Bu t y o u do lik e M u s ic
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Yo u sa id so j u s t n o w
do n t yo u
D o I l ik e M
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th e D o c to r r e p e a te d
M y d e a r L a dy M u ri e l
so f
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t h e r e is M u s ic a nd M u s ic
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Yo u m igh t a s w e ll a sk
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it w a s d i st i n c tl y
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H o w e v e r it to o k in on e o f h e r
n ot a s ucc e ss
as
a udi e n c e
a n d B r u n o h a s te n e d to i n te rp o s e
p e a c e m a k e r in a r i s i n g qu a rre l wi th th e re m a rk
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BR UN O CO NCL UD E D
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No t a ll P e o pl e s B r u n o e xpl a i n e d
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a nd h i m
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It s v e ry ru d e
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t h e re a re o n ly
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f
In B ru n o s W o rld
L a dy M u ri e l re p e a te d
u lly
A b r igh t a n d fl o w e ry w o rld
t h o ugh tf
Wh e re th e g ra ss is a lw a y s g re e n wh e re t h e
b re e z e s a lw a y s bl o w so ftly a n d th e ra i n cl o u d s
n e v e r g a t h e r ; wh e re t h e re a re n o w ild b e a s ts
a n d n o d e se rts
T h e re m u st b e d e s e r ts A rth u r d e c i s iv e ly
A t l e a st ifit w a s m y id e a l w o rl d
re m a rk e d
Bu t wh a t p o ss ibl e u se is th e re in a de se r t ?
sa id
L a dy M u ri e l
S u r e ly y o u w o uld h a v e
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n o wild e rn e s s in y o u r id e a l w o r ld
Bu t i n d e e d I w ou ld !
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t h a n a ra ilw a y
m o re c o n duciv e to
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y o u ng l a d i e s th a t h a v e n o e a r fo r mu s ic b u t
i n s i s t o n l e a rn i ng it s h o ul d b e c o n v e y e d
t w o o r t h re e
mil e s i n to th e
e v e ry m o r n i ng
wild e rn e ss T h e re e a ch w o uld fin d a c o m fo rt
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pl a y fo r h o u rs W i th o u t a d di ng o n e n e e dl e ss
p a n g to t h e s u m o f h u m a n m i s e r y !
L a dy M u r i e l gl a n c e d ro u n d in a l a rm l e st
t h e se
b a rb a ro u s se n ti m e n ts sh o uld b e o v e r
h e a rd Bu t th e fa i r m u s ic i a n w a s a t a s a fe
di sta n c e
A t a n y ra te y o u m u st a ll o w t h a t
s h e s a s w e e t gi rl
s h e re s u m e d
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—
u ch o o s e
a n d n e a rl y a s i n te re s t i n g !
o
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Yo u a re i n c o rr igibl e !
sa i d L a dy M u r i e l
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g ra n d e e s
sa id A r thu r
w h o t h i n k t h a t by t a c k i n g o n to
t h e i r s u r n a m e a ll t h e i r s p a re C h r i s ti a n n a m e s
wi th hyph e n s b e tw e e n th e y c a n giv e it a n
a r i s to c ra t ic f
la v o u r
A s if it w a s n t t ro u bl e
e no ugh to r e m e mb e r on e s u r n a m e !
B y thi s t i m e t h e ro o m w a s g e tti n g c ro w d e d
a s th e
gu e sts i n vi te d fo r th e e v e n i n g p a rty
w e re b e gi n n i n g to a rr i v e a n d L a dy M u ri e l
h a d to d e v o te h e rse l fto th e ta sk o fw e lc o mi n g
w h i c h sh e d id wi th t h e s w e e te s t g ra c e
th e m
im a gi na bl e S yl vi e a n d B ru n o s to o d b y h e r
d e e ply i n te re s te d in th e p ro c e ss
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ri e n d s
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th a t o ld g e n t l e m a n
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s p e c ta cl e s
w i t h a l o n g b e a rd
S ylvi e s a id
He s a g ra n d o ld g e ntl e m a n
g a zi ng a dmi ri n gly a t M e i n H e rr w h o h a d
s e tt l e d d o w n in a c o r n e r f
ro m wh i c h h is mild
e y e s b e a m e d o n u s th ro ugh a gig a n t i c p a i r o f
s p e c ta c l e s
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wh i sp e re d in re pl y
B ru n o s h o o k h is h e a d imp a ti e n tly
That s
wh a t h e c a ll s h is lu zzr n o t h is se m o o s illy !
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Wh a t d o o s h e c a ll h is
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m i s no m e r
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fla ir o n e b it
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We m e t h im th i s a fte rn o o n sa id S ylvi e
We d b e e n t o s e e N e r o a n d w e d h a d s u ck
f
w i th h im m a ki n g h im i n v i s ibl e a g a i n !
un
A n d w e sa w t h a t n ic e o ld g e n tl e m a n a s w e
ca m e
back
W e ll l e t s go a n d ta lk to h im a n d c h e e r
a nd
I s a id :
h im u p a l i ttl e
p e rh a p s w e
s h a ll fin d o u t w h a t h e c a ll s h i m s e l f
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MA N
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IN THE
MO O N
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THE ch ild re n c a m e willi ngly
W i th o n e o f
I a pp ro a c h e d th e
th e m o n e a ch s id e o f m e
c o rn e r o cc u p i e d by
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I b e ga n
d o n t o bj e c t to e /i ila r e u I h o p e
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No w ta k e a g o o d l o o k
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w o u ldn lt y o u
m a n,
fi rst s igh t th o u g h h is fa c e h a d re mi n d e d
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so
m y s te ri o u s ly o f
th e
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wh e n I c a m e t o l o o k i n to th e w o n d e r ful
d e p th o f th o se l a rg e d re a my e y e s I fe l t
wi th a s tra n g e se nse o f a w e t h a t h e w a s in
c a lc ul a bly ola e u : h e s e e m e d to g a z e a t u s
c e n t u ri e s a w a y
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t h e c h ild re n w o n o v e r by t h e
g e n tl e v o ic e c re p t a l i t tl e cl o se r to h im
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CO NCL UDE D
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v e ry e x a c t !
a n y thi n g l ik e
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id M e i n H e rr
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Is h e
r igh t
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Th e re a re re a so ns
M e i n H e rr g e n tly
re pl i e d
re a so n s wh ich
I a m n o t a t l ib e r ty
t o e xpl a i n
f
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P e rso n s Pl a c e s o r D a te s
O n e re m a rk o n ly
—
I will p e rmi t my se l f to m a k e
th a t t h e
p e r i o d o f l i fe b e tw e e n th e a g e s o fa hu n d re d
a n d s ix ty fiv e a n d a h u n d re d a n d s e v e n t y fiv e
is a s p e c i a lly safe o n e
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Ho w do y o u m a k e th a t o u t
L sa id
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b e a v e r y saf
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M e i n H e rr
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Is t h e re n o w a te r d e e p e no ugh ?
!
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y e a r t h o s e t h a t a re n e a r e s t t o t h e s h a p e o r
c o l o u r y o u w a n t a n d k e e p t h o s e a n d p a rt
wi th th e o th e rs
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fic ia l S e l e c t i o n
s a id M e i n H e rr
W e ll w e
so
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h a v e p ra c t i se d th a t fo r so m e c e n tu ri e s
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s o th a t
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wh e n a tte n di n g a pl a y in a th e a tre
s ta n c e
th a t w e a re in s uch a d a n g e r
e a lr e
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L a rg e
O u r th e a tre s a re a ll u n de rg r ou n d
If a fire
ta n k s o f w a te r a re p l a c e d a b o v e
b re a k s o u t th e ta p s a re tu rn e d a n d in o n e
m i n u te th e th e a tre is fl o o d e d up to th e v e ry
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ro o f
A n d t h e a u di e n c e I p re s u m e
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B ru n o so l e m n ly e n qui re d
t o o h e a vy
We h a v e a ppl i e d th e sa m e p ro c e ss M e i n
H e rr c o n t i n u e d n o t n o t i c i n g B ru n o s q u e s
We h a v e
t o m a n y o th e r pu rp o s e s
ti o n
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M e i n H e rr c ri e d e x u l t i ngly
Th e y p a y us :
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te n go t a s m u c h
s h ill i n g s f
o r s e nd i ng a
p a rc e l
a s five
Bu t d o e s n t y o u r G o v e r n m e n t o bj e c t ?
W e l l th e y do o bj e c t a l i ttl e
T h e y sa y
it c o m e s s o e xp e n s i v e in t h e l o ng r u n
Bu t
th e t h i ng s a s c l e a r a s d a yl igh t by t h e i r o w n
r ul e s
If I se n d a p a rc e l
t h a t w e igh s a
p o u n d m or e th a n n o thi ng I p ay t h re e p e n c e
so
o f c o u rs e
if it w e igh s a p o u n d le ss t h a n
I o ugh t t o r e ce ive t h re e p e n c e
n o th i n g
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It is in de e d a u se f
ul a rti c l e ! I sa id
Ye t e v e n Im p o n de ra l h a s its disa dv a n
h e re su m e d
I b o u gh t s o m e a f
ew
ta g e s
d a y s a go a n d p u t it i n to m y na c to c a rry it
lo a t e d a w a y !
h o m e a nd th e h a t s i mpl y f
Ha d 0 0 s o m e o fth a t fu n n y s tu ffin o o r h a t
today ? B ru n o e n q u i re d
S ylvi e a n d m e
sa w 0 0 in t h e ro a d
a n d o o r h a t w e re e v e r s o
V
V e re n t it S ylvi e
h igh up
No t h a t w a s q u i te a n o th e r thi n g sa id
M e i n H e rr
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W e ll it look e d m o re l ik e th e ta il o fa do g
M e i n H e rr re pli e d
It w a s t h e m o s t c u r i o u s
th i n g ! S o m e th i n g r u bb e d a f
f
e c t i o n a te ly a g a i n s t
m y k ne e
A nd I l o o ke d d o w n
A n d I c o u ld
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B ru no m u rmu re d re p ro a ch
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f
ully
O o did n t fi n i s h m a ki n g hi m v i s ibl e !
I m so s o rr y !
S yl vi e sa i d l o o ki n g v e ry
p e n i te n t
I m e a n t to r u b it a l o n g h is b ack
bu t w e w e re in s uch a h u rr y
W e ll go a n d
fi n i s h h im to m o rro w P o o r t h i n g ! P e rh a p s
h e ll ge t n o s u pp e r t o n igh t !
s a id B ru n o
N o b o dy
Cou r se h e w o n t
n e v e r giv e s b o n e s t o a d o g s ta il !
M e i n H e rr l o o k e d fro m o n e to th e o th e r in
bl a n k a sto n i shm e n t
I do n o t u n d e rs ta n d
a nd I w a s
u
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w
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l
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a nd s o m e h o w I h a d
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d ro pp e d o ne o f my gl o v e s a n d t hi s i n vi s ibl e
S om e lning t h a t h a d r u b b e d a g a i n s t my k n e e
a c tu a l ly b ro u gh t it b a c k to m e !
He s
C o u rse h e did !
B ru n o
s a id
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16 9
M e i n H e rr l o o k e d so th o ro ughly b e w ild e re d
t h a t I t h o ugh t it b e s t to c h a ng e th e s u bj e c t
W h a t a u se ful th i n g a p o ck e t m a p is !
I
re m a r k e d
“
T h a t s a no th e r th i ng w e v e l e a rn e d fro m
”
m a
u
s a id M e i n H e rr
m
a k i ng
r N a ti o n
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p
Bu t w e v e c a rri e d it m uch f
u r th e r tha n y o u
Wh a t do y o u c o n s id e r th e la rg e sl m a p t h a t
?
w o uld b e re a l l y u se ful
“
A b o u t s ix i n ch e s to th e m il e
O n ly s ix in cne s
e xcl a i m e d M e i n H e rr
We v e ry so o n go t to s ix y a r ds to th e m il e
T h e n w e t ri e d a nu n dr e d y a rd s to th e m il e
A nd th e n c a m e th e g ra n d e st id e a o fa ll ! We
a c t u a l ly m a d e
c
o u n tr y
o n th e
a m a
o f th e
p
s c a l e o fa m ile to M
e m ile
H a v e y o u u s e d it m u c h
I e n qu i re d
sa id
It h a s n e v e r b e e n s p re a d o u t y e t
“
M e i n He rr
t h e y s a id
th e f
a rm e rs o bj e c te d
it w o uld c o v e r th e wh o l e c o u n t r y a n d s hu t o u t
t h e s u n l igh t ! S o w e n o w u se t h e c o u n tr y it
a n d I a ss u re y o u it d o e s
se l f a s its o w n m a
p
n e a rly a s w e ll
No w le t m e a sk y o u a n olne i
qu e st i o n
Wh a t is th e s m a l l e st w or ld y o u
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k n o w ! c r i e d B r u n o w h o w a s l i s te n i n g
I d l ik e a l i t tl e te e n y t i n y w o rld
i nte n tly
j u s t big e no ugh fo r S yl vi e a nd m e I
Th e n y o u w o uld h a v e to s ta n d o n o pp o si te
s id e s o f it
A n d so y o u
H e rr
sa id M e i n
w o uld n e v e r se e y o u r s i s te r a t a ll
A n d I d h a v e n o le sson s sa id B ru n o
Yo u d o n t m e a n to sa y y o u ve b e e n tryi ng
e xp e r im e n ts in tna t d i re c ti o n !
I s a id
W e ll n o t expe r im e n ts e x a c tly We do n o t
p ro fe ss to con st r u ct pl a ne ts Bu t a s c i e n t ific
f
ri e n d o f m i n e
w h o h a s m a d e s e v e ra l b a ll o o n
v o y a g e s a ss u re s m e h e h a s vi s i te d a pl a ne t so
s m a ll
th a t h e
c o uld w a lk r igh t ro u n d it in
T h e re h a d b ee n a g re a t
t w e n t y m i n u te s !
b a ttl e j u s t b e fo re h is vi s i t wh i ch h a d e n d e d
v a nqu i sh e d a rm y ra n a w a y
ra t h e r o ddly : t h e
ul l s p e e d a n d in a v e ry fe w m i n u te s fo u n d
at f
f
a ce
w i th
th e
vi c to ri o u s
a c e to f
t h e m se l v e s
m a rch i n g h o m e
a ga i n
a nd
w h o w e re
a r my
r igh t e n e d a t fi n di n g th e m s e l v e s
w h o w e r e so f
b e tw e e n tw o a rm i e s th a t th e y s u rre n d e re d a t
O f c o u r s e t h a t l o s t t h e m t h e b a tt l e
o nc e !
a c t t h e y h a d k ill e d a ll
th o u gh a s a m a t te r o f f
th e sol di e rs o n th e o th e r s id e
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K ill e d s o ld i e rs ca n t r u n a w a y
B ru no
ully re m a rk e d
t h o ugh t f
K ill e d is a te ch n ic a l w o rd re pl i e d M e i n
H e rr
In th e l i ttl e pl a n e t I s p e a k o f t h e
b ull e ts w e re m a d e o f so ft bl a c k s tu ff w h i c h
m a rk e d e v e ry th i n g it to uch e d
So af
te r a
b a ttl e a ll y o u h a d to do w a s to c o u n t h o w
m a n y so ld i e rs o n e a ch s id e w e re kill e d
m a rk e d o n th e oa c/e fo r m a rk s in
th a t m e a n s
r on t did n t c o u n t
f
“
T h e n y o u c o uld n t kill a n y u nl e ss t h e y
I sa id
ra n a w a y
M y s ci e n t ifi c fri e n d fo u n d o u t a b e tte r
pl a n t h a n tna t
He p o i n te d o u t th a t if o n ly
t h e bull e ts w e re s e n t tae otne r w ay r ou n d tne
w or ld t h e y w o ul d h it t h e e n e my in t h e ba ce
A fte r t h a t th e w or st m a rk s m e n w e re c o n s id
e re d t h e
be st so ldi e rs ; a n d toe ve ry w or st of
a ll a lw a y s
o t F i rs t P riz e
g
A n d h o w d id y o u d e cid e wh ich w a s tae
ve r
w
or st of a ll
y
E a s ily Th e oe st p o ss ibl e s h o o t i n g is y o u
k no w to h it w h a t is e x a c tl y in fr on t o f y o u
s o o f c o u rs e t h e w o r st p o ss ibl e is t o h it wh a t
is e x a c t ly oe nin d y o u
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h a t l i ttl e
pl a n e t ! I sa id
Th e y w e re i n d e e d ! P e rh a p s t h e i r m e th o d
I
n
of
ove r n m e n t w a s t h e s tra n g e s t o f a ll
g
tnis pl a n e t I a m to ld a N a t i o n c o n s i sts o f a
a nd o ne
K i n g : b u t in
n umb e r o f S ubj e c ts
t h e l i t tl e pl a n e t I s p e a k o f it c o n s i s te d o f a
u o e ct l
n umb e r o f K in s
a nd o ne
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w h a t h a pp e n s in
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Yo u sa y y o u a re
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I sa id
Ma y I v e ntu re to g u e ss
tnis pl a n e t
ro m s o m e otne r
th a t y o u y o u rse l f a re a vi s i to r f
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pl a n e t
B ru no cl a pp e d h is h a n d s in h is e xci te m e nt
Is 0 0 t h e M
a n in th e M o o n
h e c ri e d
M e i n H e rr l o o k e d u n e a sy
I a m n ot in
th e M o o n my child
h e sa id e v a s iv e ly
To
re tu rn
to wh a t I w a s s a yi n g
I th i n k tna t
m e th o d o f g o v e rn m e n t o ugh t to a n s w e r w e ll
Yo u s e e th e K i ng s w o uld b e s u re to m a k e
L a w s c o n tra dic ti ng e a ch o th e r : so th e S u bj e c t
c o uld ne v e r b e pu n i sh e d b e c a u se w na te ve r h e
d id h e d b e o b e yi ng som e La w
A n d wh a te v e r h e did h e d b e diso b e yi ng
som e
La w !
c r i e d B r u no
S o h e d a lw ay s
b e pu n i s h e d
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L a dy M u ri e l w a s p a ss i ng a t th e m o m e n t a nd
c a u gh t
th e
l a s t w o rd
N o b o dy s g o i n g to
sh e
b e p u n i s h e d ne r e
sa id
t a ki n g B ru n o
in h e r a rm s
T h i s is L ib e rty H a ll ! W o u ld
o u l e n d m e th e c h ild re n f
o r a m i n u te
y
”
T h e child re n d e se rt u s y o u se e
I sa id to
M e i n H e rr a s sh e c a rr i e d th e m o ff: so w e
o ld f
o lk mu s t k e e p e a c h o t h e r C
o mp a n y
Th e o ld m a n s igh e d
Ah w e ll W e re o ld
f
o l k n ow ;
a nd
e t I w a s a ch ild my s e l f o n c e
y
—
a t l e a st I f
a n cy so
It did se e m a ra th e r u n l ik e ly f
a n cy
I c o uld
—
n o t h e lp
t o my se l f
l o o ki n g a t t h e
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h e rse l f ne a r u s a nd w a s c o n v e rs i n g wi th o n e o f
th e n e w ly a rr i ve d gu e s ts
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it w a s Sy lvie wh o m L a dy M u r i e l w a s
se lf:
l e a di n g to th e pi a n o !
sh e
w a s s a yi n g
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I c o uld se e t h a t sh e
n e s s o f h e r di s p o s i t i o n :
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w a s re s o l v e d t o f
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i n sta n tly T im e a n d e xp re ss i o n so fa r a s o n e
c o uld j udg e w e re p e rfe c t : b u t h e r to uch w a s
o n e o fs u c h e x t ra o r d i n a ry l igh t n e s s t h a t it w a s
s c a r c e ly p o ss ibl e
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to c a t ch a
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a b so lu te s il e n c e
a n d w e a ll sa t e n t ra n c e d a n d
b re a t hl e ss to l i ste n to s uch h e a v e n ly m u s ic a s
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h im se l f to m e a s if I w e re th e p ro p ri e to r o f
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Ho w c a ll y o u th e a ir
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h a n d o f th e d e l igh te d C o u n t
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a
t h e y le d h i m to th e m u s ic s ta n d
sa id
T h e re is still h o p e !
L a dy M u ri e l
o v e r h e r s h o uld e r
o ll o w e d t h e m
a s sh e f
I t u rn e d to
M e i n H e rr h o pi n g to re s um e
o u r i n te rr up te d c o n v e rsa t i o n
Yo u w e re re
I b e g a n : b u t a t t h i s m o me n t
m a rk i n g
S ylvi e c a m e to c a ll B ru n o w h o h a d re tu rn e d
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B ru n o ! s h e e n tre a te d
come
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Th e l o ck e t s in m y na n d n o w
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wh il e th e ch ild re n to sse d
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It w a s M o ra l P h il o so phy
te ll y o u h o w it e n d e d
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t h a t o u r id o l l e c t u r e d o n
c o uld n t m a k e h e a d o r ta il o f it b u t th e y go t
it a ll by h e a rt ; a n d w h e n E x a m i n a t i o n t im e
c a m e th e y w ro te it d o w n a n d th e E x a m i n e rs
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r e pl i e d M e i n H e r r
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sa id
a ll t h e s e
t h i n g s o v e r a g a i n ; a n d t/ze ir
p u pil s w ro te it a ll d o w n ; a n d t h e E x a m i n e rs
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id e a w h a t it a ll m e a n t !
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in th e pl a c e
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t h a t k n e w a ny tning a b o u t M o ra l P hil o so ph y
S o w e a b o l i s h e d it te a ch e rs cl a sse s e x a m i n e rs
a n d a ll
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h e h a d to m a k e it o u t f
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t h e re w e re s e v e ra l m e n t h a t re a lly k n e w s o m e
No w te ll m e a n o th e r th i n g
t hi n g a b o u t it !
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We pump e d o u r w e ll s dry b e fo re th e y w e re a
qu a rte r full
w e s tr ipp e d o u r o r ch a rd s wh il e
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wh il e p e a c e fu lly s l um b e ri n g in t h e i r s h e ll s !
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w a s so k e e n t h a t a t l a s t m e re m o n e y p a ym e n ts
w e re n o t e n o u gh A n y C o l l e g e th a t w i sh e d
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a fin e s igh t b e l i e v e m e !
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o rg e t t h a t wild b re a thl e ss s t ruggl e !
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Bu t it w a s s o o n o v e r
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wh ich n e a rly c o s t h i m h is l i fe !
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v e ry fe w m i n u te s h e fo u n d h im se l f m o vi n g a t
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m y g re a t s u rp r i se i n s te a d o f r e a ding it h e
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A ND
B R U NO
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CO NC U
.
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th a t w a k e o n e up in th e v e r y a c t o f d ro ppi n g
f to s l e e p I b e c a m e c o n s ci o u s t h a t th e d e e p
of
m u s i c a l to n e s t h a t t h r ill e d m e di d n ot b e l o n g
Th e
to M e i n H e rr b u t to th e F re n ch C o u n t
o ld m a n w a s s t ill c o n n i n g t h e m a n u s c r ip t
u wa i t
o r k e e p i ng
o
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y
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in g !
h e sa id
I am
o r a ll t h e w o rd s
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qui te re a dy n o w
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ol
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o f Af
to u r i st th e p e o pl e h a d a lw a y s b o ugh t e gg s
d a ily n e c e ssa ry in a cl i m a te wh e re e gg flip
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w a s th e
c a m e t o t h e i r g a te s o n c e a w e e k A n d t h e
p e o pl e a l w a y s bid w ildly a g a i n st e a c h o th e r
s o t h e re w a s q u i t e a l iv e ly a uc t i o n e v e ry t im e
th e M e rch a n t c a m e a n d t h e
l a st e gg in h is
b a sk e t u se d to fe t ch th e v a lu e o f t w o o r th re e
c a m e l s o r t h e re a b o u ts A n d e gg s go t d e a re r
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h e re c a m e a da y wh e n th e y p u t th e i r
h e a d s t o g e th e r A n d t h e y u n d e rs to o d wh a t
d o n k e y s th e y h a d b e e n
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o rt h
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a n we nt f
o n ly on e M
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t h o u o f th e
th o u o f th e m e a s u re l e ss b e a r d h o w m uch f
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1 98
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A n d th
le t
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B R U NO
L DED
CO NC U
.
M e rc h a n t a n sw e re d h im I c ou ld
h a v e t h a t lo t a t te n th o u sa n d p i a stre s
he e
doze n
t
th e
A ND
‘
e
’
.
A n d th e
M
chuckl e d i n w a rdly a n d sa id
p i a stre s th e d o z e n I o ffe r t h e e a n d n o
o h d e s c e n d a n t o f a d i st i n gui s h e d g ra n d
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an
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m o re
f
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th e
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w i th h i m
f h e re
sa id
Th e m a n u s c rip t b re a k s o f
M e i n H e rr a s h e r o ll e d it u p a g a i n ; b u t
it w a s e n o u gh to O p e n o u r e y e s
We s a w
—
wh a t s impl e to n s w e h a d b e e n
buyi ng o u r
ig n o ra n t sa v a g e s
S c h o l a rs m u ch a s t h o s e
—
r u i n o u s sy s te m
a n d th e
b o u gh t th e i r e gg s
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w a s a b a nd o ne d
a sh i o n s w e
do n e d a l o n g wi th it a ll th e otk e r f
ro m
u
n s te a d o f c a rr yi n g
o
i
h a d b o rro w e d f
y
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t h e m t o t h e i r l o gi c a l re s u l ts !
Wh a t ru i n e d my c o u n try a nd d ro v e
to b e
my h o m e w a s th e i n tro d u c ti o n
ro m
m e f
i n to th e A r m y o f a ll pl a c e s
o f y o u r t h e o ry
”
o f P o li t ic a l D ich o to m y !
,
‘
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.
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ME A NT
TO TTLE S
1 99
.
ubl e y o u t o o m u ch I sa id if
I a sk y o u t o e xpl a i n w h a t y o u m e a n by th e
T h e o ry o f P o l i t i c a l D ich o to m y
No tro ubl e a t a ll ! w a s M e i n H e rr s m o st
I qui te e nj o y ta lki n g wh e n
c o u r te o u s re ply
I ge t s o g o o d a l i st e n e r
Wh a t sta r te d th e
th i n g
wi th u s w a s t h e re p o rt b ro ugh t to u s
by o n e o f o u r m o st e m i n e n t s ta te s m e n w h o
h a d s ta y e d s o m e t i m e in E n gl a n d o f th e w a y
It w a s a p o l i t ic a l
f
af
a i rs w e re m a n a g e d t h e re
a nd w e
be l ie ve d
n e c e ss i t y (s o h e a ss u re d u s
h im t h o ugh w e h a d n e v e r di sc o v e re d it t ill
t h a t m o m e n t) t h a t t h e re s h o u ld b e tw o P a r t i e s
In
in e v e r y a f
f
a ir
e v e ry
s ubj e c t
a nd o n
P olit ics th e t w o P a r t i e s wh ich y o u h a d f
o u nd
it n e c e ssa ry to i n st i t u te w e re c a ll e d h e to l d
Wh ig s a nd T o ri e s
us
?
T h a t m u st h a v e b e e n so m e t i m e a go
I re m a r k e d
h e a dm i t te d
It w a s so m e t i m e a go
f
a i rs
o f th e
A nd t hi s w a s th e w a y t h e a f
Y
B r i t i s h N a ti o n w e re m a na g e d
will
ou
(
c o rre c t m e if I m i sre p re se n t it I do b u t
re p e a t
wh a t o u r t ra v e l e r to ld u s ) T h e s e
tw o P a r t i e s —
wh i c h w e re in ch ro n i c h o st ili ty
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2 00
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k
L DED
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in
d u c t i n g th e
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c a ll e d t h e
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be l i e ve
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T h e re
h a v e a l w a y s b e e n so l o n g a s w e h a v e h a d a
P a rl i a m e n t a t a ll tw o P a rt i e s o n e in a nd
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t
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in s u c h t h i n g s a s
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m a ki n g w a r o r p e a c e c o m m e rc i a l tre a t i e s a n d
so f
o rt h
Un d o ub te dly
I s a id
A n d th e f
u n c t i o n o f th e
O u ts w a s (s o
o u r t ra v e l l e r a ss u r e d u s t h o u gh w e w e re v e r y
i n c re dul o u s a t fi rst) to p r e ve n t t h e In s fro m
s ucc e e di n g in a n
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i ng s I c o rre c te d h im
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a ti o n !
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d
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o r th e
o
o
g
h a v e a l w a y s h e ld a P a t r iot to b e th e g re a te s t
a n d a n u n a tr zot ic s pi r i t t o b e
one
o f h e ro e s
p
o f t h e w o rs t o f h u m a n ill s !
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,
,
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W HA T
ME A NT
TO TTL E S
.
E xc u se m e fo r a m o m e nt th e o ld g e n tl e
m a n c o u r te o u s ly r e pl i e d ta ki n g o u t h is p o ck e t
book
m e m o ra n d a h e re o f a
I h a ve a f
ew
c o rre s p o n d e n c e I h a d wi th o u r to u ri st a n d
if y o u wil l a ll o w m e I ll j u st re f
re s h my m e m
—
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i
or
a l th o ugh
qu
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t
e
a g re e
wi
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t
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is a s y o u s a y o n e o f th e w o rst o f hum a n
ill s
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s k o u ld
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a nd
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bills
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.
r e a lly
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w or s t
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c r ie d,
f
or
br ide !
my
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f
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it,
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it)
m e a nt
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th e s i nge r
re a l i s e d t h a t M e i n H e rr w a s n o t
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he
r i e n d to ld m e
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af
te r c o n n i n g o v e r v a r i o u s p a p e rs
re s um e d
Unp a t r iot ic is t h e v e ry w o r d I h a d u se d
is t h e v e ry
in w ri t i ng t o h im a n d k in de r
w o rd h e u se d in h is re ply ! All o w m e to r e a d
o u a p o r ti o n o f h is l e tte r
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m a n ne r
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to tb e ir
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tk e G ove r n m e n t li a ve
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gl a d to p o i n t o u t t h a t th e G o v e rn m e n t h a d
f
u lt ;
u t n ot th a t
a il e d tk r ou k tb e ir
n
b
o
w
a
g
f
!
h
th e y
ad f
a il e d o n a c c o u n t o fO bst r u c t ion
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h e g e n t ly r e pl i e d
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—
m e n o w to r e a d to
o u t h i s n e w s p a p e r c u tt i n
y
g
w hich my f
r i e n d e n c l o s e d in h is l e tte r
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p a rt o f th e re p o r t o f a p ubl i c s p e e c h m a d e
by a S ta te s m a n w h o w a s a t th e t i m e a m e m
b e r o f th e
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ut
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tb oug b t
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f
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tk e
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disor de r e d
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’
.
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h i sto r y w o uld y o u gu e ss th a t th e s p e a k e r
?
f
w a s re e rr i n g
R e a lly th e n umb e r o f su cce ssfu l w a rs w e
”
h a v e w a g e d d u r i n g th e l a st c e n tu ry I re pl i e d
is fa r to o g re a t
w i th a gl o w o f B r i t i s h p r id e
f
or m e
to g u e ss w i th a n y c h a n c e o f s ucc e s s
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w k ick it w a s w e w e re t h e n e ng a g e d in
I will n a m e
fn dia
a s t h e m o s t p ro b
e ve r
a bl e
Th e M u t i n y w a s n o d o u b t a ll b u t
c r u sh e d
a t th e
t im e th a t sp e e c h w a s m a d e
Wh a t a fin e m a n l y p a tr iot ic s p e e ch it m u s t
h a ve be e n !
I e xcl a i m e d in a n o u t bu rs t
o f e n th u s i a s m
?
h e re pl i e d in a to n e o f
Yo u th i n k s o
g e n tl e pi ty
Ye t m y fr i e n d te ll s m e t h a t
th e
disor de r e d a n d disp ir ite d foe
s imply
m e a n t th e S ta te s m e n w h o h a pp e ne d to b e in
p o w e r a t th e m o m e n t ; th a t th e p u r su it
s imply
m e a nt
O b s tr u c t i o n ; a n d th a t th e
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h i n d e ri n g th e G o v e rn m e n t fro m d o i ng a n y o f
N a t i o n h a d e mp o w e re d
th e w o r k whi c h t h e
th e m to do !
I t h o u gh t it b e s t to s a y n o th i n g
It s e e m e d qu e e r t o u s j u s t a t fi rst
he
af
te r c o u rt e o u s l y w a i t i n g a m i n u te
re s u m e d
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we
c a rri e d it i n to e v e ry
w a s s o g re a t th a t
!
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d e p a rtm e n t o f li fe
w i th u s M y c o u n tr y n e v e r h e l d up
tb e e n d
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s igh e d d e e ply
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w a s to i n t ro d u c e wh a t w e c a ll e d
t h e gl o ri o u s
Bri t i s h P r i n c ipl e o f D i c h o to my i n to A g r icu l
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c o u ld m a n a g e in a da y a n d a t n igh t t h e y w e re
p a id a c c o rdi n g t o th e a m o u n t t h e y h a d don e :
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t h e bu s i n e s s o ft h e
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h a rn e sse d a t th e otk e r e nd w a s d o i ng k is b e s t
to ge t it ba ck w a r ds !
A n d th e pl o u gh n e v e r
m o vi n g a n i n ch e itb e r w a y !
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d o n t w o n d e r a t it I re m a rk e d
W e ll w e t r i e d th e B r i ti s h P r i n cipl e fo r
so m e
y e a rs A n d t h e e n d o f it a ll w a s
His v o i c e s ud de n ly d ro pp e d a lm o st to a
whi sp e r ; a n d l a rg e te a rs b e g a n t o ro ll do w n
h is c h e e k s
th e e n d w a s t h a t w e
o t in
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figh t i n g a n d t h e o th e r h a l f
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p u ll i n g th e m b a c k
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d e fe a t
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b a n i sh e d I my se l f w a s a cc u se d o f T re a so n
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w a il
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I r igh t in th i n k i n g th a t in y ou r Un i v e rs i t i e s
t h o u gh a m a n m a y r e s id e s o m e t h i r t y o r f
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t h e o ld m a n sa id
beg in n ing o f h is c a re e r !
m e
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t o h i m s e l f ra t h e r t h a n t o
gu a ra n te e h a v e y o u t h a t h e r e ta in s th e k n o w
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y e a rs
b e gi n n i n g h e
g e n tl y re pl i e d
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g e ts m ost h o n o u r a n d
he who f
o rg e t s le a st
m o st re w a rd s
T h e n y o u gi v e h i m th e m o n e y wh e n h e
?
A n d y o u m a k e h i m l iv e
n e e d s it n o l o n g e r
m o st o f h is l i fe o n n otk ing !
H a rdly t h a t He giv e s h is o rd e rs to t h e
f
o rt y
or f
so m e
t ra d e s m e n : t h e y su ppl y h im
th e n h e
ty y e a rs a t t h e i r o w n r i s k :
t im e s fi f
—
g e ts h is F e ll o w sh ip
wh ich p a y s h im in o n e
y e a r a s mu c h a s y ou r F e ll o w sh ip s p a y in fi fty
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a y a ll h is bill s
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It w a s M e i n
H e rr s tu rn n o w to m a k e a dm i ss i o n s
A n d w h a t b e c o m e s o f th e t ra d e s m e n
T h e y c a l c u l a te a c c o rdi n gly Wh e n a m a n
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f
sc i e n c e s
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bu tc h e r h a s c u t o ff th e s upply o f b e e f a n d
m u t to n !
A n d w h o a re th e E x a m i n e rs
Th e y o u n g m e n w h o h a v e j u st c o m e
b ri m m i n g o v e r w i th k n o wl e dg e Y o u w o uld
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t h i n k it a c u r i o u s s igh t
to
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h a v e k n o w n a m a n s e t to e x a m i n e h is o w n
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n o d o ub t
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b a ld a s b a ld w a s th e b e wild e r i ng
r e ply
No w B r u n o I ll te ll y o u a s to ry
A n d I ll te ll 00 a sto r y sa id B r u no b e gi n
n i n g in a g re a t hu rry f
or f
e a r o f S yl vi e g e tt i n g
t h e s ta rt o fh im
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H a v e n t y o u a n y th in g m o re to te ll
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B runo
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W hy d id n o th i n g n e v e r h a pp e n to it
sa id
wi th h e r h e a d o n
S yl vi e
w h o w a s s i tt i n g
B r u n o s sh o uld e r p a t i e n tly w a i t i n g fo r a ch a n c e
o fb e gi n n i n g k e r s to r y
B ru n o e xpl a i n e d
It w e re to o t i n y
!
I sa id
H o we v e r
Tk a t s n o re a s o n
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t i n y it w a s t h i n g s m igh t h a pp e n t o it
B ru n o l o o k e d pi ty i n gl y a t m e a s ifh e th o ugh t
m e v e ry s t u pid
It w e re t o o t i n y h e re p e a te d
If a n y th i n g h a pp e n e d to it it w o u ld die
it w e re s o ve r t i n y
R e a lly th a t s e n o ugh a b o u t its b e i n g t i n y
H a v e n t y o u i n v e n te d a n y m o re
S yl vi e p u t in
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H a v e n t i n v e n te d n o m o re y e t
W e ll th e n y o u sh o uld n t b e gi n a s to ry t il l
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y o u v e i v e te d m o e
a n d l i s te n to m
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i n v e n t iv e fa cul ty by b e gi n n i n g in to o g re a t
a h u rry
qui e tl y re s ig n e d h im se l f to l i s te n i n g
T e ll a b o u t th e o th e r B r u n o pl e a s e h e s a id
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i d w a s wh i sp e ri n g a m o n g th e t re e s
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t e r ru p t e d
—
m o o ny
a nice
a n d it w a s e v e n i n g
S ylvi e )
O w l s w e re h o o t i n g
a n d th e
e v e n i ng
P r e t e n d th e y w e re n t O wl s ! B ru n o pl e a d e d
a t l i t tl e h a n d
I
s t ro ki n g h e r c h e e k wi t h h is f
d o n t l ik e O w l s O w l s h a v e s uch g re a t big e y e s
P re te n d t h e y w e re C h ick e n s
A re y o u a f
ra id
o f th e i r g re a t big e y e s
B ru n o
I s a id
A re n t fr a id o fn o th i ng B ru n o a n sw e re d in
th e y r e
a s c a re l e ss a to n e a s h e c o u ld m a n a g e
I th i n k if th e y
u gly w i th th e i r g r e a t big e y e s
—
as
oh
a s bI
th e te a rs w o u l d b e a s big
c ri e d
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A n d h e l a u gh e d m e rrily
D o os
th e m o o n
O wl s c ry e v e r M i s te r S ir
O wl s c ry n e v e r I sa id g ra v e ly t ryi ng to
B ru n o s w a y o f s p e a ki n g : th e y v e go t
c o py
or y o u k n o w
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b e s u m fin f
o r s u pp e r o o k n o w !
B r u n o w a s e vid e n tly g e tti n g i n to a d a ng e r
o u sl
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n v e n t i v e s ta te o fm i n d s o S ylvi e b ro k e in
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wi th No w I m g o i n g o n w i th th e sto ry S o
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th e O w l s
w e re l o o k
th e C hi c k e n s I m e a n
in g to s e e if t h e y c o u ld fin d a n ic e f
a t M o u se
f
o r t h e i r s upp e r
P re te n d it w a s a n i c e a b h i t ! sa id B ru n o
Bu t it w a sn t a n ic e h a bi t to kill M o u s e s
I c a n t p re te n d t /i a t
S yl vi e a rgu e d
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e ll o w
B ru n o
I d id n t sa y k a bit o o s illy f
re pl i e d wi t h a m e rr y t wi n kl e in h is e e
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bit
t h a t r u n s a b o u t in t h e fi e ld s !
R a bbi t W e l l it c a n b e a R a bbi t ify o u l ik e
Bu t y o u mu st n t a l te r m y s to r y s o much B r u n o
A C hi c k e n cou ldn t e a t a R a bbi t
Bu t it m igh t h a v e wi s h e d to se e if it c o uld
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W e ll th e n p re te n d th e y h a d n t g re a t e y es
A n d th e y sa w a l i ttl e Bo y
S ylvi e w e n t
u r t h e r c o rr e c t i o n s
o n di sd a i n i n g to m a k e a n y f
A nd
A n d h e a sk e d th e m to t e ll him a s to ry
a wa y
t h e O wl s h o o te d a n d fle w
0 0 s h o uld s a y
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B ru n o whi sp e re d Bu t S ylvi e w o ul dn t h e a r )
A n d h e a sk e d t h e L i o n
A nd h e m e t a L i o n
A n d th e L i o n sa id y e s
to t e ll h im a s t o r y
A n d wh il e t h e L i o n w a s te l l i n g him
it w o u ld
th e s to ry it n ibbl e d s o m e o f h is h e a d 0
D o n t sa y
B r u n o e n t r e a te d
—
O n ly li ttl e th i n g s n ibbl e
li ttl e th i n s h a rp
th i n gs
wi th e dg e s
W e ll th e n it n u bble d sa id S ylvi e
A nd
wh e n it h a d n u bbl e d a ll h is h e a d o ff h e w e n t
a w a y a n d h e n e v e r sa id
th a n k y o u !
Th a t w e re v e ry r ud e sa id B ru n o
Ifh e
c o uld n t sp e a k h e m igh t h a v e n o dd e d
no
h e c o uld n t n o d
W e ll h e m igh t h a v e sh a k e d
b a n ds wi t h t h e L i o n
O h I d fo rg o tte n t h a t p a rt ! sa id S ylvi e
He did s h a k e h a n d s w i th it He c a m e b a ck
a ga i n
o u k n o w a n d h e t h a n k e d t h e L i o n v e ry
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O h y e s it g re w u p in a m i n u te A nd th e
L i o n b e gg e d p a rd o n a n d s a id it w o uld n t n ubbl e
—
of
f l i ttl e b o y s h e a d s
n o t n e v e r n o m o re !
B r u n o l o o k e d m uch pl e a se d a t t h i s ch a n g e o f
N o w t h a t a re a r e a lly n ic e s to ry !
e v e n ts
A r e n t it a n ic e s to r y M i ste r S ir
h e sa id
I w o uld lik e to h e a r a n
V e ry I sa id
o th e r s to ry a b o u t t h a t Bo y
sa id B r u n o s t ro ki n g S yl vi e s
S o w o uld
P le a se te ll a b o u t B ru n o s P ic
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Flzg/i te n s m e
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wh e n o n e p e r
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w a y t o m y ch i n
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a ll t h e
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He sa id t h i s wi th g re a t s e v e ri ty b u t it w a s
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d e l ici o u s mu s ic a l l i ttl e l a ug h a nd l a id h e r
so f
t ch e e k o n th e t o p o f h e r b ro t h e r s cu rly
h e a d a s if it w e re a pill o w w hil e sh e w e n t o n
wi th th e s to ry
S o t h i s Bo y
Bu t it w a s n t m e 0 0 k n o w ! B ru n o i n te r
r u te d
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it w a s M i ste r S ir !
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ully t h a t I w a s tryi ng
to l o o k a s ifit w a s n t
h e w a s a m iddl i n g g o o d Bo y
He w e re a w e lly g o o d Bo y ! B ru n o c o r
re c t e d h e r
A n d h e n e v e r d id n o th i n g h e
w a s n t t o ld to do
Tba t d o e sn t m a k e a g o o d Bo y
S yl vi e
sa id c o n te mp t u o u sly
”
Th a t do m a k e a g o o d Bo y !
B ru n o in
s i ste d
S ylvi e g a v e up t h e p o i n t
W e ll h e w a s
a ve r
ro
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o o d Bo
a n d h e a lw a y s k e p t h is
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B ru n o
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If h e k e p t a ll h is p ro mi se s
S yl vi e sa id
wi th a mi s ch i e v o u s l o o k in h e r e y e s h e w a s n t
l ik e som e B o y s I k n o w o f!
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wh e n t h e re i s n t a n y s a l t A n d h e k e p t h is
bi rthd a y o n t h e se c o n d s h e l f
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tw e n ty f
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c r i e d B ru n o
O o do o s n t k n o w h o w t o k e e p
bi rthd a y s ! T h i s Bo y k e p t k is a w h o l e y e a r !
A n d th e n th e n e x t bi rthd a y w o uld b e gi n
s a id S yl vi e
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W hy it is a s o rt o ftre a t b e i ng g o o d i s n t
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W e ll b u t it is B ru n o p e rs i ste d
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b o l t up righ t a n d p u t o n a n
a ce
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a b su rdly s o l e m n f
a s s tra igh t a s p o k e rs
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T he n
W hy h a s n t o o b r u sh e d o o r
so
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ha ir
Th e n
G o a n d b r u s h it tor e ck ly !
O h B ru n o o o m u s t n t d o g s e a r t h e d a i s i e s
D id 0 0 l e a rn oor s p e l li n g wi z d a i s i e s M i ste r
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I m t i re d
da y
A n d so
f l a yi n g h is h e a d in S ylvi e s la p
of
S yl vi e
k n o w s it b e st S ylv i e s g ro w n upp e r th a n m e
G o o n S ylvi e !
S ylvi e p a t i e n tly to o k up t h e t h re a d o f t h e
s to r y
No w it s my
a ga i n
S o h e sa id
B i r thd a y W h a te v e r s h a l l I do to k e e p m y
B i rthd a y
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B o ys
B o y s th a t l e a rn th e i r l e sso n s qui te
th e y a lw a y s k e e p t h e i r bi rt hd a y s
p e rfe c t
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k is B i rt hd a y
th e
O o m a y c a ll h i m B r u n o if 0 0 l ik e
It w e re n t
l i ttl e fe ll o w c a re l e ss l y r e m a rk e d
m e b u t it m a k e s it m o re i n te re st i n g
S o B ru n o sa id to h i m s e l f Th e p ro p e re st
t h i n g to do is t o h a v e a P ic n ic a ll by m y se l f
h ill
A n d I ll ta k e so m e
o n t h e to p o f t h e
M ilk a n d so m e B re a d a n d s o m e A ppl e s : a n d
fi rst a n d fo re m o st I w a n t so m e Milk !
So
fi rst a n d fo re m o s t B ru n o to o k a m il k p a il
A n d h e w e n t a n d m ilk te d th e Co w !
B r u n o p u t in
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s a id
Ye s
S yl vi e m e e kl y a cc e p t i n g th e
A n d t h e Co w sa id M
oo !
Wh a t
n e w v e rb
a re y o u g o i n g t o do wi t h a ll t h at M ilk
And
B ru n o sa id P le a se m I w a n t it fo r m y P ic n ic
Mo o ! Bu t I h o p e y o u
A n d th e Co w sa id
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A n d B ru n o sa id No
w o t boi a n y o f it
in de e d I w o n t !
Ne w M ilk s so n ic e a n d so
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w a r m it w a n ts n o b o il i n g
It d o e s n t w a n t n o b o il i n g
B ru no o ffe re d
a s a n a m e n d e d v e rs i o n
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No w I w a n t s o m e B re a d !
th e n B ru n o s a id
S o h e w e n t t o th e O v e n a n d h e to o k o u t a
d e l ici o u s n e w L o a f A n d t h e O v e n
pu ffy !
B ru n o
e v e r so l igh t a n d so
imp a t i e n tly c o rre c te d h e r
O o s h o uld n t
l e a v e o u t so m a n y w o rd s
a d e lici o u s
S ylvi e humbly a p o l o gi s e d
L o a f e v e r so ligh t a n d s o pu ffy A n d
ne w
H e re S yl vi e m a d e a l o n g
th e O v e n s a id
p a u se
R e a lly I d o n t k n o w w b a t a n O v e n
b e gi n s w i th wh e n it w a n ts t o s p e a k !
B o th ch ild re n l o o k e d a pp e a l i n gly a t m e ; b u t
I h a v e n t th e
I c o uld o n l y sa y h e lpl e ss ly
l e a st id e a ! I n e v e r h e a rd a n O v e n s p e a k !
Fo r a m i n u te o r tw o w e a ll s a t s il e n t ; a n d
v e ry s o ftly
O v e n b e gi ns
t h e n B ru n o sa id
wi z O
G ood l i ttl e b o y !
S yl vi e e xcl a im e d
He
d o e s h is s p e ll i n g ve ry n ic e ly He s cle ve r e r
tk a n /i e k n ow s !
sh e
a dd e d
a s id e
to m e
S o th e O v e n sa id O ! Wh a t a re y o u g o i n g
t o do wi t h a ll t h a t B re a d
A n d B r u n o s a id
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w o u ld
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S o B r u n o s a id
P l e a se S i r m I w a n t it fo r
my P i c n ic
A n d th e O v e n sa id
O ! Bu t I
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h o p e y o u w o n t toa st a n y o fit
A n d B ru n o
s a id
No in de e d I w o n t ! Ne w B re a d s so
l igh t a n d so p u ffy it w a n ts n o
sa id
It n e v e r d o e s n t w a n t n o to a st i n g
B ru no
I w iss o o w o u ld n t sa y it so sh o rt !
S o B ru n o p u t th e B re a d in th e h a mp e r
T h e n B r u n o s a i d No w I w a n t s o m e Appl e s !
S o h e t o ok t h e h a mp e r a n d h e w e n t to th e
Appl e T re e a n d h e p ick e d so m e l o v e ly r ip e
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A ppl e s A n d t h e Appl e T re e sa id
H e re
f
o ll o w e d a n o th e r l o n g p a u s e
B ru n o a d o p te d h is fa v o u ri te e xp e d i e n t o f
ta ppi n g
h is f
wh il e S ylvi e g a z e d
o re h e a d ;
e a r n e s t ly u pw a rd s
h o p e d fo r so m e
a s if s h e
s u gg e s t i o n f
bi rd s w h o w e re s i ngi ng
ro m th e
m e rr ily a m o ng t h e b ra n c h e s o v e rh e a d Bu t
no r
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o ll o w e d
Wh a t doe s a n Appl e tre e b e gi n wi th w h e n
it w a n ts to sp e a k
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D o e s n t Appl e
I v e n t u re d o n a re m a r k
tre e
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Eh
Why o f cou r se it d o e s ! Ho w cle ve r o f
yl
vi
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r i e d d e l igh t e dly
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B ru n o j ump e d u p a n d p a t te d m e o n th e
h e a d I tr i e d n o t t o fe e l c o n c e i te d
S o th e Appl e T re e s a id E h ! Wh a t a re
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my P i c n ic
A n d th e Appl e T re e sa id
Eh !
Bu t I h o p e y o u w o n t ba k e a n y o f th e m
A n d B ru n o sa id No in de e d I w o n t ! R ip e
Appl e s a re s o n ic e a n d so s w e e t th e y w a n t
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B runo w a s be
gi n n i n g b u t S ylv i e c o rre c te d h e rse l f b e fo re
h e c o u ld ge t th e w o r d s o u t
Th e y n e v e r d o e s n t n o h o w w a n t n o
b a ki n g
S o B r u n o p u t th e Appl e s in th e
h a m p e r a l o n g wi t h th e B re a d a n d t h e b o ttl e
f to h a v e a P ic n i c
o f M ilk
A n d h e se t o f
o n th e
t o p o f t h e hill a ll by hi m se l f
He w a s n t g re e dy o o k n o w to h a v e it a ll
by h im se l f B ru n o sa id p a tt i n g m e o n th e
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P IC NIC
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c a ll m y a tte n t i o n
c a u se h e h a d n t
o t n o b ro th e rs a n d s i s te rs
g
It w a s v e ry sa d t o h a v e n o s iste r s w a s n t
it
I s a id
W e ll I d o n t k n o w B ru n o sa id t h o ugh t
f
ully ; c a u s e h e h a d n t n o l e sso n s to do S o
h e d id n t m i n d
S o a s h e w a s w a lki n g
S yl vi e w e n t o n
ro a d
h e h e a rd b e h i n d h i m s uch a
a l o n g th e
—
a s o rt o f a T h u m
!
c u r i o u s so rt o f n o i se
p
sa id
T h u mp T hump !
W h a te v e r is t h a t
B ru n o
O h I k n o w ! sa i d B r u n o
W hy
it s o n ly my W a t ch a
?
—
We r e it h is W a tch a t i cki ng
B ru n o
a sk e d m e
w i t h e y e s t h a t fa i rly s p a rkl e d w i t h
m i sc h i e v o u s d e l igh t
No d o u b t o f it !
A nd B r u n o
I r e pl i e d
l a u gh e d e xul t i n gly
T h e n B ru n o t h o u gh t a l i t tl e h a rd e r A n d
h e s a id
No ! It ca n t b e my W a tch a t ick
in g b e c a u s e I h a v e n t g ot a W a t c h !
B ru no p e e re d u p a n xi o u s l y i n to m y fa c e
t o s e e h o w I t o o k it
I hu n g m y h e a d a n d
ut a
t
n to my m o u t h
t
t
h
e vi d e n t
h
um
b
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p
d e l igh t o f t h e l i t t l e fe ll o w
c
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B R U NO
A ND
L DED
CO NC U
.
So
B r u n o w e n t a l i ttl e fu rt h e r a l o n g th e
A n d t h e n h e h e a rd it a g a i n th a t q u e e r
ro a d
—
no i s e
T h u mp Th u mp Th u m p
Wh at
?
sa i d
B ru n o
O h I k no w
e v e r is t h a t
B ru n o
Why it s o n ly t h e C a rp e n te r
sa id
a m e n d i n g m y Wh e e l b a rr o w !
We r e it th e Ca rte rp e n te r a m e n di n g h is
?
Wh eelb ar ro w
B r u n o a sk e d m e
It m u st h a v e
I b r igh te n e d u p a n d sa id
”
b e e n ! In a to n e o fa b s o l u te c o n v ic t i o n
B ru n o th re w h is a rm s ro u n d S yl v i e s n e ck
”
in a p e rf
h e s a id
e c t ly
a u d i bl e
S yl vi e !
wh i s p e r
He sa y s it m u st h a v e b e e n !
T h e n B ru n o t h o u gh t a l i ttl e h a rd e r A n d
h e sa id
No ! It ca n t b e t h e C a rp e n te r
a m e n di n g m y W h e e l b a rr o w
b e c a u se I h a v e n t
t
a Wh e e lb a rro w
o
g
T h i s t i m e I h i d my fa c e in my h a n d s qu i te
u n a bl e to m e e t B ru n o s l o o k o ft r i u mph
u r th e r a l o n g th e
S o B r u n o w e n t a l i tt l e f
ro a d
A n d t h e n h e h e a rd t h a t q u e e r n o i s e
—
a ga i n
T h um p ! Th u mp ! T hum p !
So h e
t h o ugh t h e d l o o k ro u n d tb is t im e j u s t t o se e
wh a t it w a s A nd w h a t s h o ul d it b e b u t a
g re a t L i o n
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A g re a t big L i o n B ru n o c o rre c te d h e r
A g re a t big L i o n A n d B r u n o w a s e v e r
so f
righ te n e d a n d h e ra n
B ru no
No h e w a s n t fligk te n e d a bit !
i n te rru p te d ( He w a s e vid e n tly a n xi o u s fo r
t h e re p u ta t i o n o fh is n a m e s a k e )
He r u n n e d
a w a y to
L
i
e t a g o o d l o o k a t th e
o n ; c a u se
g
h e w a n te d t o s e e if it w e re th e sa m e L i o n
wh a t u s e d to n ubbl e l i ttl e B o y s h e a d s o ff a n d
h e w a n t e d to k n o w h o w big it w a s
W e ll h e ra n a w a y to ge t a g o o d l o o k a t
A n d th e L i o n t ro t te d s l o wl y a f
th e L i o n
te r
h im A n d th e L i o n c a ll e d a fte r h i m in a v e ry
g e n tl e v o ic e
L i ttl e Bo y l i ttl e Bo y ! Yo u
ne ed n t b e a f
ra id o f m e
I m a v e ry g e n t le
I n e ve r n u bbl e l i tt l e B o y s
o ld L i o n n o w
A n d s o B ru n o
h e a d s o ff a s I u se d to do
sa i d
D o n t y o u r e a lly S ir
T h e n wh a t do
n d th e L i o n
o
u
l
i
v
n
A
e
o
y
ligh te n e d !
O o se e h e w e re n t a b it f
B ru n o sa id to m e p a tti ng my ch e e k a g a i n
c a u se h e re m e mb e re d to c a ll it S ir o o
k no w
I sa id t h a t n o d o ub t t h a t w a s th e r e a l te s t
wh e t h e r a p e rs o n w a s fr igh te n e d o r n o t
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YL V IE
A nd
A ND
B R UNO
bu tte r
plum c a k e
.
L i o n sa id O h I liv e o n b re a d
a n d m a rm a l a d e
a n d ch e rr ie s
a nd
th e
a n d-
L DED
CO NC U
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a nd a
pp le s
B ru n o p u t in
A n d B ru n o sa id W o n t
Ye s a n d a ppl e s
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m
w
t
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m
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P
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L i o n sa id O h I s h o uld lik e it ve ry m u ck in
de e d
A n d B r u n o a n d th e L i o n w e n t a w a y
to g e t h e r
S ylvi e s to pp e d s u dd e n ly
I a s k e d d e sp o n di ngly
Is t h a t a ll ?
T h e re s
No t qu ite a ll S ylv i e slily re pl i e d
a s e n t e n c e o r tw o m o re
Is n t t h e re B ru n o
w i t h a c a re l e ss n e ss th a t w a s e vi
Ye s
de ntly p u t o n
j u s t a s e n t e n c e o r t w o m o re
A n d a s t h e y w e re w a lki n g a l o n g t h e y
l o o k e d o v e r a h e dg e a n d w h o s h o u ld th e y s e e
b u t a li tt l e bl a c k L a mb !
A n d t h e L a mb w a s
A n d it r a n
e v e r so f
r igh t e n e d
l
It w e re r e a lly f
ligh te n e d
B ru n o p u t in
A n d B ru n o ra n a f
t e r it
It ra n a w a y
A nd
h e c a ll e d L i ttl e L a m b !
Yo u n e e d n t b e a f
ra id
o f tb is L i o n !
It n e ve r kil ls t hi n g s !
It l iv e s
o n Ch e r r i e s a n d m a r m a l a d e
a nd
es
s a id
B
r u no
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P ICNIC
229
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B ru n o sa id W on t y o u c o m e wi th
?
A n d th e L a m b s a id O h
u s to m y P ic n ic
I s h o uld li k e it ve ry m u ck in de e d if my M
a
!
A n d B r u n o sa id L e t s go a n d
ill
le t m e
w
A nd t h e y w e n t to t h e o ld
y o u r Ma !
a sk
A nd B ru n o sa i d
P l e a se m a y y o u r
She e p
?
t
n
l i ttl e L a mb c o m e o my P ic ic
A n d th e
S h e e p sa id Ye s if it s l e a r n t a ll its l e ss o n s
a ! I ve
Oh ye s M
l e a rn t
A n d th e L a mb sa id
a ll my le ss o n s l
P re te n d it h a d n t a n y l e ss o n s !
B ru n o
e a r n e s t ly pl e a d e d
s a id S ylv i e
O h th a t w o uld n e v e r do !
I c a n t l e a v e o u t a ll a b o u t t h e l e ss o n s ! A n d
D o y o u k no w y o u r A B C
t h e o ld S h e e p sa i d
?
?
a ve
H
o u l e a rn t A
A
n d th e
L
mb
a
t
e
y
y
I w e n t to th e A fie ld a n d
a !
Oh ye s M
s a id
V e ry g o o d my
I h e lp e d t h e m to m a k e A !
?
A n d h a v e y o u l e a rn t B
Oh ye s
c hild !
Ma ! I w e nt to th e B h i v e a nd th e B g a v e m e
h o ne y !
V e ry g o o d my ch ild ! A n d
so m e
?
u
a
h a v e y o l e rn t C
Oh ye s M
a !
I w e nt
t o t h e C s id e a n d I s a w th e s h ip s s a ili n g o n
V e ry g o o d m y ch ild ! Yo u m a y go
th e C !
t o B r u n o s P ic n ic
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So
middl e
Lio n
YL V IE
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he y
se
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so
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B R U NO
A ND
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t of
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hat
L DED
CO NC U
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And
B ru n o w a lk e d in
L a mb m igh tn t s e e
th e
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k
e ne d
flg
th e
th e
B r u n o e xpl a i n e d
Ye s a n d it t re mbl e d 5 0
a n d it
o t pa l e r
g
t h e y d go t t o t h e t o
a nd p a l e r ; a nd b e f
o re
p
—
h ill it w a s a w k ite l i ttl e L a m b
o f th e
as
w h i te a s s n o w
It
w e re
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B R UNO S
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Bu t B r u n o
P ICNIC
231
.
w e re n t fligh t e n e d ! sa id th e
S o b e s ta id bl a ck !
o w n e r o ft h a t n a m e
No h e didn t sta y bl a c k ! He s ta i d p in k 1
l a ugh e d S y l vi e
I s h o uld n t ki ss y o u lik e th i s
!
o u k n o w if o u w e re bla ck
y
y
!
d
b
v
Oo
a e to
B r u no sa id wi th g re a t de
c is io n
B e s id e s B r u n o w a sn t B r u n o o o
—
—
n
o
w
I
n
r
k
me a
B u no w a sn t m e
I me a n
”
d o n t ta lk n o n se n s e S yl vi e !
I w o n t do it a g a i n !
S ylvi e s a id v e ry
h u m bly
A n d so a s t h e y w e n t a l o n g t h e
L i o n sa id O h I ll te ll y o u wh a t I u se d to do
wh e n I w a s a y o u n g L i o n I u se d to h id e b e
h i n d t re e s to w a t ch fo r l i ttl e B o y s
B
ru n o
(
A n d if a
c uddl e d a l i ttl e cl o s e r to h e r )
l i ttl e th i n s c ra ggy Bo y c a m e by why I u se d
Bu t ifa l i ttl e f
a t j u icy
to le t h i m go
B ru n o c o uld b e a r n o m o re
P re t e n d h e
w a s n t j u icy ! h e pl e a d e d h a l fso bb i n g
N o n se n se B r u n o ! S yl vi e b ri skly re pl i e d
It ll b e d o n e in a m o m e n t !
if a l i ttl e
f
a t j u icy Bo
c
m
by
why
I
u
se d t o s p r i n g
a
e
y
o u t a n d g o bbl e h i m u p !
O h y o u v e n o ide a
—
a
wh a t a d e l ic i o u s th i ng it is
l i ttl e j u icy
O h if y o u pl e a se
Bo y
A n d B r u n o s a id
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YL V IE
S ir don
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m a ke s
Th e
th e
t
ta
B R U NO
A ND
lk
a
bo ut
m e s o sk ive r
y
re a
h e ro
L DED
CO NC U
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i g l i t tl e b o y s
e at n
!
It
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l B ru n o sh iv e re d
,
in
s
ymp a thy wi th
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Lio n
A nd th e
sa
id
Oh
ll w e w o n t ta lk
wh a t h a pp e n e d o n
we
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’
,
I ll t e ll y o u
b o u t it th e n
m y w e dd i ng da y
s a i d B r u n o p a tt i n g
I l ik e t b is p a r t b e tte r
m y ch e e k t o k e e p m e a w a k e
T h e re w a s o h s u c h a l o v e ly w e ddi ng
b re a k fa s t ! A t o n e e n d o f th e ta bl e t h e re w a s
a l a rg e pl um pudd i n g
A n d a t t h e o th e r e n d
!
O h y ou ve
t h e re w a s a n ic e ro a st e d L a m b
—
a
n o ide a wh a t
d e l ic i o u s th i ng it is
a nice
!
A n d t h e L a mb sa id
L a mb
Oh
r o a s te d
don t ta lk a b o u t e a ti n g
if y o u pl e a se S ir
!
L a mb s ! It m a k e s m e s o s/i ive ry
A n d th e
L i o n s a id O h w e ll w e w o n t ta lk a b o u t it
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THE
L IT T L E
FO XE S
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wh e n t h e y go t to th e to p o f th e hill
B ru n o o p e n e d th e h a mp e r : a n d h e to o k o u t
th e
B re a d a n d th e Appl e s a n d th e M ilk
a n d th e y
A n d wh e n
a te
a n d th e y
d ra n k
t h e y d fi n i s h e d th e M ilk
a n d e a te n h a l f t h e
Bre a d a n d h a l f th e Appl e s th e L a mb s a id
O h my p a w s is s o st i cky ! I w a nt t o w a sh
my p a w s !
W e ll go
A n d t h e L i o n sa id
d o w n th e h ill a nd w a s h th e m in th e b ro o k
nde r
a it f
W
ll
w
o
or
e
y
”
B ru n o so l e m n ly
It n e v e r c o rn e d b a ck !
wh i s p e re d to m e
So
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CO NC U
B R UNO
A ND
Y LV IE
L DED
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v e rh e a r d h i m
Y o u re n o t t o
wh i sp e r B ru no ! It s p o il s th e sto ry ! A n d
wh e n th e L a mb h a d b e e n g o n e a l o n g t im e
t h e L i o n sa id to B r u n o
D o go a n d se e a f
te r
!
It m u st h a v e l o st its
t h a t s illy li tt l e L a mb
A n d B r u n o w e n t d o w n t h e h ill
w ay
A nd
wh e n h e go t to th e b ro o k h e sa w th e L a m b
a n d w h o sh o uld b e s i t t i n g
s i tt i n g o n t h e b a n k
by it b u t a n o ld Fo x !
“
D o n t k n o w w h o sk ou ld b e s i tt i ng by it
B r u n o sa id t h o ugh tfu lly to h im se l f
A o ld
Fo x w e r e s i tt i ng by it
A n d th e o ld Fo x w e re sa yi n g S ylvi e w e n t
o r o n c e c o n c e di n g t h e g ra mm a t ic a l p o i n t
on f
Ye s my d e a r y o u ll b e e v e r so h a ppy wi th
I v e go t
if y o u ll o n ly c o m e a n d se e us !
us
t h re e l i ttl e F o x e s t h e re a n d w e do l o v e li ttl e
A n d t h e L a mb s a id Bu t
L a mb s so d e a r ly !
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d
u S ir
o
A
n d th e
o
o u n e v e r e a t th e m
y
y
We
Fo x s a id O h n o ! Wh a t e a t a L a mb
n e v e r dr e a m
o f d o i n g su c h a t h i n g !
S o th e
L a mb sa id T h e n I ll c o m e wi th y o u
And
f t h e y w e n t h a n d in h a n d
of
T h a t Fo x w e re w e lly e x t re m e ly wick e d
s a id B r u n o
w e r e n t it ?
Bu t S ylvi e
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L ITTL E
FO XE S
id S yl vi e
l a ngu a g e
sa
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h e r s h o ck e d
w a s n t q ui te
at
ra t
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so
i l
It
b a d a s th a t !
W e ll I m e a n it w a s n t n ic e
li ttl e
th e
f
e l l o w c o rre c te d h im se l f
A n d so B r u n o w e n t b a ck to th e L i o n
Th e Fo x h a s
O h c o m e qu ick ! h e sa id
ta k e n t h e L a mb t o h is h o u se wi t h h i m !
Im
su r e h e m e a n s t o e a t it !
A n d th e L i o n sa id
I ll c o m e a s qu ick a s e v e r I c a n !
A nd th e y
”
t ro tte d d o w n t h e h ill
D o 0 0 th i n k h e c a ugh t th e Fo x M i s te r
?
i
S r
sa i d
B ru n o
I sh o o k m y h e a d n ot
l iki n g t o sp e a k a n d S yl vi e w e n t o n
A n d wh e n t h e y go t to th e h o u se B ru n o
l o o k e d in a t th e wi n d o w An d th e re h e sa w
t h e t h re e l i tt l e F o x e s s i tti n g ro u n d th e ta bl e
wi t h t h e i r cl e a n p i n a fo re s o n a n d s p o o n s in
th e i r h a n d s
S p o o n s in th e i r h a n d s !
B ru n o re p e a te d
in a n e c s ta sy o fd e l igh t
A n d th e Fo x h a d go t a g r e a t big k n i f
e
a ll r e a dy to
kil l th e p o o r l i ttl e L a mb
i
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do it
B ru n o
h e a r d a g re a t R O A R
h
a
l
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r
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(
a n d h e ld t igh t
a nd
u t h is h a n d i n to m i n e
p
)
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th e
m o m e n t it h a d bi tte n o ff th e o ld
ne x t
th e
F o x s h e a d ! A n d B r u n o j u mp e d in a t th e
wi nd o w a n d w e n t l e a pi n g ro u n d th e r o o m a n d
c ryi n g o u t H o o ra y ! H o o ra y ! Th e o ld Fo x
is d e a d !
Th e o ld Fo x is d e a d !
B r u no go t u p in so m e e xci te m e n t
Ma y I
?
h e e n q u i re d
do it n o w
S ylvi e w a s qui te d e cid e d o n t h i s p o i n t
W a i t t ill a fte rw a rd s sh e sa id
Th e s p e e ch e s
Y o u a lw a y s l o v e
c o m e n e x t d o n t y o u k no w
t h e s p e e ch e s don t y o u
s a id
Ye s I d o o s
B ru n o : a nd sa t d o w n
aga i n
Th e L i o n s s p e e ch
No w y o u s illy l i tt l e
L a m b go h o m e to y o u r m o th e r a n d n e v e r
l i s te n to o ld F o x e s a g a i n A n d b e v e ry g o o d
a n d o b e di e n t
Th e L a mb s s p e e ch
O h i n d e e d S ir I
”
will S ir ! a n d t h e L a m b w e n t a w a y
B
ut
(
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I
t s
B
o a wa y !
r u n o e xpl a i n e d
g
—
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q i te th e n ic e s t p a rt
wh a t s c o m i n g n o w !
as
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a t i v e a udi e n c e
)
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Th e L i o n s s p e e c h t o B r u n o
No w
B ru no t a k e th o se l i ttl e F o x e s h o m e wi th
a nd te a c h
u
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l i ttl e F o x e s ! No t l ik e th a t wick e d o ld th i n g
!
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t h e re
t h a t s go t n
he ad
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B r u n o s s p e e c h to t h e L i o n
O h i nd e e d
A n d th e L i o n w e n t a w a y
S ir I will S ir !
e ts b e t te re r a n d b e t te re r
I
g
no w
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r un o
t
(
w h i s e re d t o m e
r igh t a w a y t o th e e n d
p
B ru no s sp e e ch to th e l i ttl e F o x e s
No w
l i ttl e F o x e s y o u re g o i ng to h a v e y o u r fi rs t
I m g o i n g to p u t y o u
l e sso n in b e i ng g o o d
i n to th e h a mp e r a l o ng wi th th e Appl e s a nd t h e
B re a d : a n d y o u re n o t to e a t th e Appl e s : a n d
y o u re n o t to e a t th e B re a d a n d y o u re n o t to
ill
w
e
e t to my h o u s e :
a nd
t
e a t a n tk ing
g
y
t h e n y o u ll h a v e y o u r s upp e r
Th e li ttl e F o x e s s p e e ch to B ru no
Th e
l i ttl e F o x e s sa id n o th i ng
S o B r u n o p u t t h e Ap pl e s i n to th e h a mp e r
—a n d th e l i ttl e F o x e s— a n d th e B re a d
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wh e n h e h a d go t a li ttl e w a y h e
t h o ugh t h e w o ul d l o o k i n to th e h a m p e r a n d
s e e h o w t h e l i t tl e
F o x e s w e re g e tt i ng o n
S o h e o p e n e d th e d o o r
s a id B ru n o
re
u
O h B ru n o !
o
S yl vi e e xcl a i m e d
y
n o t te l li n g th e s to ry
S o h e o p e n e d th e d o o r
n o Appl e s !
a n d b e h o ld th e re w e re
S o B ru n o
sa id
E ld e s t li ttl e Fo x h a v e y ou b e e n e a ti n g
?
t h e Appl e s
A n d t h e e ld e st l i ttl e Fo x s a id
No n o n o !
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imp
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to n e in wh ich S yl vi e re p e a te d t hi s r a p id l i t tl e
No no n o !
Th e n e a re s t I c a n c o m e to it
is t o sa y t h a t it w a s m uch a s if a y o u n g a n d
e xci te d duck h a d
tr i e d to qu a ck t h e w o r d s
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t
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t
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y
t o b e a n y t h i n g e l se )
T h e n h e sa id S e c o n d
?
l i ttl e Fo x h a v e y ou b e e n e a ti ng th e Appl e s
A n d th e s e c o n d li ttl e Fo x sa id
N o no n o !
T h e n h e sa id Y o u ng e st l i ttl e Fo x h a v e y ou
?
n
b e e e a ti n g th e Appl e s
A n d th e y o u n g e s t
l i ttl e Fo x t r ie d to s a y No n o n o ! b ut its
m o u th w a s so full it co uld n t a n d it o n ly
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id W a uch ! W a uch ! W a uch ! A n d B ru n o
l o o k e d i n to its m o u th A n d its m o u th w a s
!
A n d B ru n o s h o o k h is h e a d
f
ull o f A ppl e s
!
a n d h e s a id
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de a
Wh a t b a d
o
c re a t u re s th e s e
F o x e s a re
B r u n o w a s l i s te n i n g i n te n tly : a nd wh e n
S ylv i e p a u s e d t o ta k e b re a t h h e c o u ld o n ly
j u st g a sp o u t th e w o rd s A b o u t th e B re a d
”
Ye s
sa id S ylvi e
th e B re a d c o m e s n e x t
S o h e s h u t t h e d o o r a g ai n ; a n d h e w e n t a
l i ttl e fu rth e r ; a n d t h e n h e t h o u gh t h e d j u st
p e e p in o n c e m o re A n d b e h o ld th e re w a s n o
m ea n ?
B re a d !
Wh
b
a t do
e hold
sa id
(
B ru n o
H u sh ! sa id S yl vi e )
A n d h e s a id
E ld e st l i ttl e Fo x h a v e y ou b e e n e a t i n g th e
B re a d ?
No
A n d th e e ld e st l i ttl e Fo x s a id
S e c o n d l i ttl e Fo x h a v e y ou b e e n
n o no !
?
A n d th e s e c o n d l i ttl e Fo x
e a t i n g th e B re a d
W a u c h ! W a u ch ! W a uch !
A nd
o n ly s a id
B ru n o l o o k e d i n to its m o u th a n d its m o u t h
”
w as f
u ll o f B re a d !
It m igh t h a v e c h o k e de d
oh
e ar
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d
it
o h e s a id
s a i d B ru n o
S
)
?
d e a r ! Wh a t sb a ll I do w i th th e se F o x e s
u rt h e r
No w c o m e s
A n d h e w e n t a l i t tl e f
B ru n o w hi s p e re d )
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h e n B ru n o o p e n e d th e h a mp e r a g a i n
?
w h a t do y o u th i n k
h e sa w
O
n ly
t
w
o
(
F o x e s ! B r u n o c r i e d in a g re a t hu rry )
Yo u
s h o uld n t te ll
it so qu i ck
H o w e v e r h e did
se e
A n d h e sa i d
E ld e s t
o n ly tw o F o x e s
l i ttl e Fo x h a v e y o u b e e n e a ti n g th e y o u ng e st
?
l i ttl e Fo x
A n d t h e e ld e s t l i t tl e Fo x sa id
No n o n o !
S e c o n d li t tl e Fo x h a v e y o u
?
b e e n e a t i n g th e y o u n g e st li ttl e Fo x
And
th e s e c o n d l i ttl e Fo x d id it s v e ry b e s t t o sa y
No n o n o ! b u t it c o uld o n ly s a y We u c h k !
We u c h k ! We u c h k ! A n d w h e n B r u n o l o o k e d
i nto its m o u t h it w a s h a l f ful l o f B re a d a n d
h a l f fu ll o f Fo x !
B
r u n o sa id n o t h i n g in t h e
(
p a u se t h i s t i m e
He w a s b e gi n n i n g to p a n t a
l i t t l e a s h e k n e w th e c r i s i s w a s c o m i n g )
A n d w h e n h e d go t n e a r ly h o m e h e l o o k e d
o n c e m o re i n to t h e h a m p e r a n d h e s a w
O n ly
B ru n o b e g a n b u t a g e n e ro u s
th o u gh t s t ru c k h im a n d h e l o o k e d a t m e
00
”
tb is t i m e M i s te r S ir ! h e w h is
m a y sa y it
p e re d It w a s a n o bl e o ffe r b u t I w o uld n t
ro b h i m o fth e t r e a t
G o o n B ru n o
I sa id
—
n
b
ut
u c h th e b e st
o u sa
i
t
m
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ly
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B ru no sa id wi t h g re a t s o l e m n i ty
on e
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S ylv i e sa id d ro pp i n g
E ld e st li ttl e Fo x
yo u ve
o r m in h e r e a g e r n e s s
th e n a rra t iv e f
b e e n so g o o d th a t I c a n h a rdly b e l i e v e y ou ve
b e e n d i so b e di e n t : b u t I m afr a id y o u v e b e e n
A n d th e e ld e s t l i t tl e
e a t i n g y o u r l i tt l e s i s te r
a n d th e n
Fo x sa id Wh ih u a u c h ! W h ih u a u c h
A n d B ru n o l o o k e d i n to its m o u th
it c h o k e d
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u ll !
e
a u se d
it w a s f
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yl
vi
p
k
a nd
t
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b re a th a n d B ru n o la y b a c k a m o n g th e d a i s i e s
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Isn t it
l o o k e d a t m e t riu mph a n tly
?
s a id h e
I
tr i e d h a r d to
r a n d M i s te r S ir
g
It s g ra n d
I sa id
c ri t ic a l to n e
a ssu m e
a
so !
righ te ns o n e
O o m a y s it a
b u t it f
l i ttl e cl o s e r to m e If0 0 l ik e sa id B ru n o )
A n d s o B r u n o w e n t h o m e : a n d t o o k th e
h a mp e r i n to th e ki tch e n a nd o p e n e d it A n d
S yl vi e l o o k e d a t m e th i s t i m e a s
h e sa w
if sh e t h o ugh t I h a d b e e n ra th e r n e gl e c te d a n d
o ugh t to b e a ll o w e d on e gu e ss a t a n y ra te
B ru n o c r i e d e a g e rl y
He c a n t gu e ss !
ra id I m u st te ll h i m !
T h e re w e re n t
I f
”
I s h i v e re d in t e rro r
n ufi n in t h e h a mp e r !
cl a pp e d h is h a n d s w i t h d e l igh t
a n d B ru n o
He is fiigh te n e d S yl vi e ! T e ll th e re s t !
S o B ru n o sa id E ld e st l i tt l e Fo x h a v e y o u
b e e n e a ti n g y ou r se lf y o u wick e d l i ttl e Fo x ?
A n d th e e ld e s t l i t tl e Fo x sa id
Wh ih u a u c h 1
A n d t h e n B r u n o sa w th e re w a s o n ly its m ou t/i
in th e h a m p e r !
S o h e t o o k t h e m o u th a n d h e
o p e n e d it a n d s h o o k a n d s h o o k !
A n d a t l a st
h e s h o o k t h e l i ttl e Fo x o u t o f its o w n m o u t h !
A n d th e n h e sa i d O p e n y o u r m o u t h a g a i n
!
n d h e sh o o k
u wick e d l i ttl e t h i n g
A
o
a
n
d
y
sh o o k !
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id No w o p e n y ou r m o u th !
A n d h e sh o o k a n d s h o o k !
A n d h e sh o o k o u t
th e y o u ng e s t l i t tl e Fo x a n d a ll t h e Appl e s a n d
a ll t h e B re a d !
A n d th e n B r u n o s to o d th e l i ttl e F o x e s u p
a g a i n s t th e
w a ll : a n d h e m a d e t h e m a l i ttl e
s p e e ch
N o w l i ttl e F o x e s y o u v e b e gu n v e ry
w i c k e dly
a n d y o u ll
h a v e to b e pu n i sh e d
F i rst y o u ll go up to th e n u rse ry a nd w a sh
y o u r fa c e s a n d p ut o n c l e a n p i n a fo re s Th e n
y o u ll h e a r th e b e ll r i ng fo r s upp e r Th e n y o u ll
co me
d o w n : a n d y ou w on t na ve a ny supp e r ,
b u t y o u ll h a v e a g o o d w k ipp ing !
Th e n y o u ll
o to b e d
Th
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i
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Th e n y o u ll h a v e y o u r l e sso n s A n d p e rh a p s
if y o u re ve ry g o o d wh e n di n n e r t im e c o m e s
y o u ll h a v e a li ttl e d i n n e r a n d no m o re
”
nd h e w a s !
I
ki
w h ip p in
v
l
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w
er
o
(
g
y
w h i s p e re d to B r u n o
Middling ki n d B ru no
c o rr e c t e d m e g ra v e ly
)
S o th e l i ttl e F o x e s ra n up to t h e n u rse ry
A n d so o n B ru n o w e n t i n to t h e h a ll a n d ra n g
th e big b e ll
T i n gl e t i ngl e t i n gl e
S u pp e r
Fo x
A nd h e
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upp e r s upp e r !
D o w n c a m e th e l i t t l e F o x e s
C l e a n pi n a
in s uch a hu rr y f
o r t h e i r s upp e r !
f
S p o o n s in th e i r h a n d s ! A n d wh e n th e y
o re s !
n i n g r o o m t h e re w a s e v e r s uch
o t i n to t h e
d
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Bu t th e re w a s
a w h i te ta bl e cl o th o n t h e ta bl e !
A n d th e y h a d
n o t hi n g o n it b u t a big whip
I
u t my h a n dk e rch i e f to
s u ck a w h ipp i n g !
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my e y e s a n d B ru n o h a stily cl imb e d up o n my
k n e e a n d stro k e d m y fa c e
O n ly on e m o re
wh ippi ng M i s te r S ir ! h e whi sp e re d
Don t
c ry m o r e t h a n 0 0 c a n t h e l p !
A n d t h e n e x t m o rn i n g e a r ly Bru n o ra n g
big b e ll a g a i n
T i ngl e t i ngl e t i ngl e !
th e
B re a k fa st b re a k fa st b re a k fa st !
D o w n ca me
o re s !
th e l i ttl e F o x e s I C l e a n pi n a f
S p o o n s in
No b re a k fa st ! O n l y th e big
th e i r h a n d s !
whip ! T h e n c a m e l e sso n s S yl vi e hu rr i e d o n
f
o r I s t ill h a d m y h a n dk e rch i e f to my e y e s
A n d th e l i ttl e F o x e s w e re e v e r so g o o d !
A n d t h e y l e a r n e d th e i r l e sso n s b a ckw a rd s
a nd f
o rw a rd s
a n d up s id e d o w n
A n d a t l a st
B ru no ra ng th e big b e l l a g a i n
T i ngl e t i ngl e
t i n gl e !
D i n n e r di n n e r di n n e r !
A n d wh e n
t h e l i ttl e
F o xe s ca me do wn
th e y
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A n d sp o o n s
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O h ! Th e re ll b e n o d i n n e r !
T h e re ll o n ly b e t h e big wh ip !
Bu t wh e n
ro o m t h e y s a w
m o st
th e y go t i n to t h e
th e
?
B u ns
c ri e d B ru n o cl a p
love ly d i n n e r !
pi ng h is h a n d s )
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te r t h a t t h e y w e r e s uch g o o d
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l i ttl e F o x e s ! T h e y did t h e i r l e sso n s a s g o o d
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a n d t h e y n e v e r a te e a ch o t h e r
t h e m n o t to
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a n d tk ey n e ve r a te tk e m se lve s
a n y m o re
Th e s to ry c a m e to a n e n d s o s u dd e n ly
it a l m o st to o k my b re a t h a w a y ; h o w e v e r I d id
my b e s t to m a k e a p re tty s p e e ch o f th a n k s
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B EY O ND
THE S E
VO ICE S
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D N T qu i te c a tch wh a t y o u sa id ! w e re
th e n e x t w o rd s t h a t r e a ch e d m y e a r b u t c e r
ta in ly n ot in th e v o ic e e i th e r o f S yl vi e o r o f
B r u n o w h o m I c o uld j u st s e e th ro ugh th e
c ro wd o f gu e sts sta n d i n g by th e p i a n o a n d
l i ste n i n g to th e C o u n t s so n g M e i n H e rr w a s
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I did n t q u i te c a t ch wh a t y o u
th e s p e a k e r
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sa id !
h e re p e a te d
Bu t I v e n o d o ub t y o u
ta k e m y V i e w o f it
T h a n k y o u ve ry mu ch fo r
y o u r ki n d a tte n t i o n T h e re is o n l y b u t on e
v e rse l e ft to b e su n g !
T h e se l a s t w o rd s w e re
no t in t h e g e n tl e v o ic e o f M e i n H e r r b u t in
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Th e c o n clu s i o n
o f th e
V O ICE S
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g w a s fo ll o w e d by
q u i te a ch o ru s o fth a n k s a n d c o mpl i m e n ts fro m
a ll p a rts o fth e ro o m wh ich th e g ra t ifi e d s i n g e r
re s p o n d e d t o by b o w i n g lo w in a ll d i re c t i o n s
h e sa id t o L a dy
It is to m e a g re a t p r i vil e g e
M u ri e l
to h a v e m e t wi t h th i s s o m a rv e ll o u s a
Th e a cc o mp a n i m e n t to h im is so stra n g e
so ng
it is a s if a n e w mu s ic w e re to
so m y s te r i o u s
I w ill pl a y h i m o n c e a g a i n so a s
b e i n v e n te d !
He re t u r ne d
t h a t to s h o w y o u wh a t I m e a n
t o th e p i a n o b u t th e so n g h a d v a n i s h e d
Th e b e w ild e re d s i ng e r se a rch e d t h ro ugh t h e
h e a p o f mu s ic lyi ng o n a n a dj o i n i ng ta bl e b u t
it w a s n o t t h e re e i t h e r
L a dy M u ri e l h e lp e d
in th e se a rc h
o t h e rs s o o n j o i n e d : t h e e xc i te
m e n t g re w
Wh a t ca n h a v e b e c o m e o f it
e xcl a i m e d L a dy M u ri e l
N o b o d y k ne w : o n e
t h i n g o n ly w a s c e r ta i n
th a t n o o ne h a d b e e n
n e a r th e
p i a no si n c e th e C o u n t h a d su n g th e
l a s t v e r s e o ft h e s o n g
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N e v a re m i n d h im ! h e sa id m o st g o o d
n a t u re dly
I s h a ll giv e it y o u wi t h m e m o ry
a l o ne !
He sa t d o w n a n d b e ga n v a g u e ly fin g
e ri n g t h e
n o te s ; b u t
n o th i n g re s e mbl i n g t h e
T h e n h e to o g re w e xci te d
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wh a t o dd n e ss ! Ho w much o fs i ngul a ri t y !
T h a t I m igh t l o se n o t th e w o rd s a l o n e b u t th e
—
t h a t is qu i te c uri o u s I s upp o s e
t u n e a l so
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b e is th e t h i e f
c ri e d L a dy M u r i e l
O f c o u rse h e is !
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!
B ru n o
Wh e re a re y o u my d a rl i n g
Bu t n o B ru n o re pl i e d : it se e m e d th a t th e
t w o ch ild re n h a d v a n i s h e d a s s u dd e n l y a n d a s
my ste r i o u sl y a s th e so ng
T h e y a re pl a yi n g u s a trick
L a dy M u r i e l
g a ily e xcl a im e d
T h i s is o n ly a n e x te m p or e
g a m e o f H id e a n d S e e k ! T h a t l i ttl e B ru n o is
”
a n e mb o d i e d M i s ch i e f!
Th e s ugg e st i o n w a s a w e lc o m e o n e to m o st
f
o r s o m e o f th e
gu e sts w e re b e gi nn i ng
o fu s
A g e n e ra l s e a rch w a s
to l o o k d e cid e dl y u n e a s y
se t o n f
cu r ta i ns w e re
o o t wi t h m u ch e n th u s i a s m
th ro w n b a ck a n d s h a k e n cupb o a r d s o p e n e d a n d
o tto m a n s t u rn e d o v e r ; b u t th e n umb e r o f o s
p
s ibl e hidi n g pl a c e s p r o v e d t o b e s t r i c tly l im i te d
a n d t h e s e a rc h c a m e
to a n e n d a lm o s t a s so o n
a s it h a d b e g u n
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T h e y m u s t h a v e r u n o u t whil e w e w e re
w ra pp e d up in th e so ng L a dy M u ri e l sa i d
a dd re ss i n g h e rse l f to th e C o u n t w h o se e m e d
m o re a gi ta te d t h a n t h e o th e rs
a n d n o d o ub t
th e y v e f
o u nd
t h e i r w a y b a ck to t h e h o u s e
k e e p e r s ro o m
No t by tb is d o o r
w a s t h e e a rn e st p ro te s t
o f a k n o t o f t w o o r t h re e g e n t l e m e n w h o h a d
b e e n g ro up e d ro u n d th e d o o r (o n e o f t h e m
a c t u a lly
l e a n i n g a g a i n st it) fo r th e l a st h a l f
h o u r a s t h e y de cl a re d
Tb is d o o r h a s n o t
b e e n O p e n e d s i n c e th e so n g b e g a n !
A n u nc o mf
s il e n c e
f
o rta bl e
o ll o w e d t hi s a n
n o u nc e m e nt
L a dy M u ri e l v e ntu re d n o fu rth e r
c o nj e c t u re s b u t qu i e tly e x a m i n e d th e fa ste n i ng s
o f th e w i n d o w s which O p e n e d a s d o o rs
The y
a ll p ro v e d to b e w e ll f
a s te n e d in side
No t y e t a t th e e n d o fh e r re so u rc e s L a dy
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M u ri e l ra n g th e b e ll
A s k t h e h o u se k e e p e r
t o s te p
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sh e
b ri ng th e
sa id
a n d to
ch ild re n s w a lki ng t h i n g s wi th h e r
I v e b ro ugh t t h e m my L a dy
s a id
th e
o b se qu i o u s h o u s e k e e p e r e n te r i ng a f
te r a n o th e I
m i n u te o f s il e n c e
I t h o ugh t th e y o u ng
l a d y w o u ld h a v e c o m e to m y ro o m to p u t o n
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b o o ts H e re s y o u r b o o ts my l o v e ! s h e
a dd e d
ch e e rfu lly l o o ki n g in a ll d i re c t i o n s fo r
t h e ch ild re n
T h e re w a s n o a n sw e r a n d s h e
t u r n e d t o L a dy M u r i e l wi th a p uzzl e d s m i l e
H a v e t h e li ttl e d a r l i n g s h id t h e m se l v e s
I d o n t se e t h e m j u st n o w
L a dy M u r i e l
re pl i e d ra th e r e v a s i v e ly
Yo u c a n l e a v e t h e i r
t h i n g s h e re
I ll d re ss t h e m wh e n
Wil so n
t h e y r e re a dy to
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g
Th e t w o l i tt l e h a ts a n d S ylvi e s w a lki n g
j a ck e t w e re h a n d e d ro u n d a m o n g th e l a di e s
wi t h m a n y e xcl a m a t i o n s o f d e ligh t
Th e re
c e r ta i n ly w a s a s o rt o fw i t ch e r y o fb e a u t y a b o u t
th e m
E v e n th e l i ttl e b o o ts d id n o t m i ss t h e i r
s h a re
off
a v o ra bl e c r i t ici s m
S u ch n a tty li ttl e
t h i ngs
th e
mu s ic a l y o u ng l a dy e xcl a im e d
sp o ke
a lm o st f
o n dli n g t h e m a s s h e
A nd
w h a t t i ny ti ny f
e e t t h e y mu st h a v e !
F i n a lly th e t h i n g s w e re pil e d to g e th e r o n th e
c e n tre o tto m a n a n d th e gu e sts d e sp a i ri n g o f
se e i n g t h e
c h ild re n a g a i n b e g a n t o w i s h g o o d
n igh t a n d l e a v e t h e h o u s e
T h e re w e re o n ly so m e e igh t o r n i n e l e ft
f
o r th e
to w h Om
t h e C o u n t w a s e xpl a i n i ng
t w e n t i e t h t im e h o w h e h a d h a d h is e y e o n th e
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ch ild re n d u r i n g th e l a st v e rse o fth e s o n g h o w
h e h a d t h e n g l a n c e d ro u n d t h e r o o m t o s e e
w hat e f
de g re a t ch e st n o t e
f
e ct
h ad h a d
up o n h is a ud i e n c e ; a n d h o w w h e n h e l o o k e d
—
d
b a c k a g a i n th e y h a b o th d i sa pp e a re d
wh e n
o f di s m a y
b e ga n to b e h e a rd
e x c l a m a ti o ns
a ll s id e s
C o u n t h a st ily b r i n gi n g h is
on
th e
s to ry to a n e n d t o j o i n in t h e o u tc r y
Th e w a lki n g t h i ng s h a d a ll d i sa pp e a re d
A fte r th e u tte r fa ilu re o f th e se a rc h fo r th e
t h e r e w a s a v e r y h a l fh e a rte d se a rch
c k i ldr e n
m a d e fo r t h e i r app a r e l Th e re m a i n i n g gu e s ts
e t a w a y l e a vi n g o n ly
s e e m e d o n ly to o gl a d t o
g
t h e C o u nt a n d o u r f
o u r s e lv e s
Th e C o u n t s a n k i n to a n e a s y ch a i r a n d
p a n te d a l i ttl e
Wh o th e n a r e t h e s e d e a r c h ild re n I p ra y
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t h e h a t s t h e b o o ts s h o u ld m a k e t h e m s e l v e s to
—
h o w is it I p ra y y o u
v a n i sh
w a s a ll I
I v e n o id e a w h e re th e y a re !
c o u ld s a
by
o n fi n d i n g my s e l f a pp e a l e d t o
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m e d a b o u t to a sk fu rth e r
qu e sti o n s b u t ch e ck e d h im se l f
Th e h o u r m a k e s h im se l f to b e c o m e l a te
I w i s h t o y o u a v e r y g o o d n igh t
h e sa id
my L a dy I b e ta k e my s e l f to my b e d— to
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d re a m
if t h a t i n d e e d I b e n o t d re a m i n g
A n d h e h a st ily l e f
t th e ro o m
no w
S ta y a wh il e s ta y a wh il e ! sa id t h e E a rl
o ll o w t h e
C o u nt
You
a s I w a s a b o u t to f
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a re n o t a g u e st
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I s a id a s wi th t r u e E n gl i s h
T h a nk s !
i n sti n c ts w e d re w o u r ch a i rs t o g e th e r ro u n d
t h e fire pl a c e
t h o u gh n o fire w a s bu rn i n g
L a dy M u ri e l h a vi ng ta k e n th e h e a p o f m u s i c
o r th e
to h a v e o n e m o re s e a rch f
o n h e r k ne e
s t ra n g e ly v a n i sh e d s o n g
D o n t y o u so m e tim e s fe e l a wil d l o ngi ng
m e
to h a v e
sh e
s a id
a dd re ss i n g h e rse l f to
s o m e t hi n g m o r e t o do w i t h
y o u r h a n d s wh il e
a nd n o w
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a ll th a t y o u re
g o i n g t o sa y !
Th
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A rthu r w h o a pp e a re d a b o u t to i n te rr u p t h e r )
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M aj e sty o f Th o u gh t s u p e rse d e s th e
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T HE S E
V O ICE S
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w o rk o fth e fi ng e rs A M a n s se v e re th i n ki n g
p lu s th e s h a ki ng o ff a c ig a r a sh c o m e s to t h e
a nc i e s
s a m e t o ta l a s a W o m a n s t r iv i a l f
p lu s
th e m o st e l a b o ra te e mb ro id e ry
Tk a t s y o u r
?
i s n t it o n l y b e tte r e xp re sse d
se n t i m e n t
A rthu r l o o k e d i n to th e ra d i a n t m i sc h i e v o u s
wi th a g ra v e a n d v e ry te nd e r s m il e
f
a ce
t h a t is my s e n t i
Ye s
h e sa id re sig n e dly :
m e nt e x a c tly
R e st o f b o dy a n d a c t ivi ty o f m i n d I p u t
in
S o m e w r i te r te ll s u s t/i a t is th e a cm e o f
hum a n h a p p i n e ss
P l e n ty o f bodily re st a t a ny ra te ! L a dy
M u ri e l re pl i e d gl a n ci ng a t th e th re e re cu m
Bu t w h a t y o u c a ll
b e n t figu re s a ro u n d h e r
a c t iv i ty o f m in d
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s a id th e
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A rth u r sa id e a r n e stly
W e ll m a yb e
S t ill y o u h a v e th e a dva n
No t
in m a n y w a y s d e a r b o y !
ta g e o f m e
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so m e h o w I
i g b u t y o u r in te r e st in L i fe
c a n t h e lp e n vy i ng y o u tb a t It will b e m a n y
o re y o u l o s e y o u r h o ld o ftb a t
a ye a r b e f
Y e t s u re ly m a n y h u m a n i n te re s ts su r vive
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I sa id
h um a n L i fe
M a n y do n o d o u b t A n d som e fo rm s o f
M a th e m a tic s
S c i e n c e ; b u t o n ly som e I t h i n k
f
o r i n sta n c e : tb a t se e m s to p o sse ss a n e n dl e s s
i n te re st : o n e c a n t im a gi n e a ny fo rm o f L i fe
ra c e o f i n te llig e n t b e i n g s w h e re M a th e
or a n
y
m a tic a l t r u t h w o u ld l o se its m e a n i n g
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d i ffe re n t fo o ti ng
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S upp o s e y o u d i sc o v e r a re m e dy f
W e ll
ea se h i th e rto s upp o se d to b e i n cu ra bl e
—
ul fo r th e m o m e n t n o d o ub t
f
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it is d e ligh tf
p e rh a p s it b ri ngs y o u fa m e a n d
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o rt u n e
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e wh e re di s e a s e h a s n o e xi st
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Wh a t is y o u r d i sc o v e ry w o rth tk on ?
e nce
M il to n m a k e s j o v e p ro mi se to o m uch
Of
m eed
so m u ck
a m e in b e a ve n e xp e ct tk
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c o m fo rt w h e n o n e s fa m e c o n c e rn s m a tte rs
th a t will h a v e c e a s e d t o h a v e a m e a n i n g !
A t a ny ra te o n e w o uld n t c a re to m a k e
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B E Y O ND
THE S E
V O ICE S
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s a id t h e E a rl
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be imp oss ibl e
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lik e di s ta n t
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mu s ic d i e d a w a y i n to s il e n c e
A fte r a m i n u te o r tw o h e b e g a n a ga i n
If
I m n o t w e a ryi ng y o u I w o uld lik e to te ll y o u
f
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a nd f
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th e E a r l r e s u m e d
th a t
h a s se e m e d t o m e to o v e rs h a d o w a ll th e re st
—
i n v o lvi n g a s it s e e m s to
is th a t o fE t e r n ity
do th e n e c e ssa ry ex k a u stion o f a ll s ubj e c ts o f
hum a n i n te re st T a k e P u re M a th e m a tic s fo r
i n s ta n c e
a S ci e n c e
i n d e p e n d e n t o f o u r p re s
e n t s u rro u n di n g s
I h a v e s t udi e d it my s e l f
a l i ttl e
T a k e th e s ubj e c t o f c i rc l e s a n d e llip
—
se s
wh a t w e c a ll cu rv e s o f th e se c o n d de
g re e
In a f
u tu re
L i fe it w o u ld o n ly b e a
qu e s t i o n o f s o m a n y y e a rs (o r k u n dr e ds o f
y e a rs if y o u l ik e ) fo r a m a n to w o rk o u t a ll
th e i r p ro p e r ti e s
T h e n h e m igb t go to cu rv e s
o f th e t h i r d d e g re e
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u se e
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in th e su bj e c t h o ld i n g o u t e v e n f
o r th o s e
a nd
t h o u gh t h e re is n o lim i t t o th e deg r e e o f th e
c u rv e s h e m igh t st udy y e t s u re ly th e ti m e
n e e d e d t o e xh a u s t a ll th e n o v e l ty a n d i n te re s t
s u bj e c t
w o uld b e a b so l u te ly fin ite ?
o f th e
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25 9
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h e n I tra n s p o rt my se l f in th o ugh t t h ro ugh
s o m e t h o u sa n d s o r m illi o n s o f y e a rs a n d f
a n cy
my se l f p o sse sse d o f a s m uch S c i e n c e a s o n e
c re a te d re a s o n c a n c a rry I a sk my se l f Wh a t
?
Wi th n o th i n g m o re t o l e a rn c a n o n e
th e n
f
r e s t c o n te n t o n k n o w le d e
o r t h e e te rn i t y
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to b e l iv e d t h ro u gh
w e a ryi n g t h o u gh t to m e
I h a v e so m e t im e s
It is
a nc ie d
in t h a t e v e n t s a y
m igb t
f
o ne
b e tte r n ot to b e a n d p ra y fo r p e rso n a l a n n i
—
t
k ila ion
th e N i r v a n a o ft h e B u ddh i s ts
Bu t t h a t is o n ly h a l f th e pi c tu re
I s a id
B e s id e s w o rki n g fo r on e se lf m a y th e re no t
b e th e h e lpi n g o fotb e r s
”
L a dy M u r i e l e xcl a im e d
S u r e l y s u re ly !
a t h e r wi t h
in a to n e o f re l i e f l o o ki n g a t h e r f
s p a r kl i n g e y e s
Ye s sa id t h e E a rl
s o l o ng a s t h e r e w e r e
an
o th e rs n e e di n g h e lp
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l e ng th r e a c h th e s a m e d e a d l e v e l o f sa t ie ty
A n d t/i e n wh a t is t h e re to l o o k f
o r w a rd to
s a id th e y o u n g
I k n o w t h a t w e a ry f
e e li n g
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th a n o n c e
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lo o r a n d y e t
a bl e
t o r e a son
a n d to
l o o k o n t h i rt y y e a r s
ahe a d
M igh t h e n o t sa y to h im se l f B y th a t
t im e
I s h a ll h a v e h a d e n o ugh o f b ri c k s a n d
n i n e pi n s
Ho w w e a ry L i fe will b e ! Ye t if
w e loo k f
o r w a r d t h ro u gh t h o s e t h i r ty y e a rs w e
fin d h im a g r e a t s ta te s m a n f
u ll o f i n te re s ts a n d
j o y s fa r m o re i n te n s e th a n h is b a by li fe c o u ld
—
giv e
j o y s w h o lly i n c o n c e i va bl e to h is b a by
—
mi n d
j o y s su c h a s n o b a b y l a n g u a g e c o uld in
th e f
No w m a y n o t o u r
a i n te s t d e g r e e d e s c r ib e
li fe a m ill i o n y e a rs h e n c e h a v e t h e sa m e re l a
t i o n to o u r l i f
e no w
t h a t t h e m a n s li f
e h a s to
?
t h e c hild s
A n d j u s t a s o n e m igh t t ry a ll in
v a i n to e xp re s s to t h a t c h ild in th e l a n gu a g e
o fb r i c k s a n d n i n e p i n s th e m e a n i n g o f p o li t i c s
so
p e rh a p s a ll th o se d e s c r ip ti o n s o f H e a v e n
wi t h its m u s i c a n d its fe a sts a n d its stre e ts o f
g o ld m a y b e o n ly a tte mp ts to d e sc rib e in ou r
w o rd s
th i n g s f
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no
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a ve
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D o n t y o u th i n k th a t in y ou r
w o rd s a t a ll
pi c tu re o f a n o th e r l i fe y o u a re in fa c t t ra n s
pl a n t i n g t h a t c h ild i n to p o l it ic a l l i fe w i th o u t
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h i n k I u nd e rsta n d y o u sa id th e E a rl
Th e m us i c o f H e a v e n m ay b e so m e th i ng
b e y o n d o u r p o w e rs o f th o u gh t Ye t t h e m u s ic
o f E a r t h is s w e e t !
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so m e thi n g b e f
o re w e
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g
s a id A rthu r
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ro s e a n d lit t h e
c a n dl e s o n t h e
c o t t a g e pi a n o
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d ra w i n g ro o m to m a k e ro o m fo r a
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n e ve r w e r t,
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l i ttl e l i fe h e re th e E a rl w e n t o n
is to t h a t g ra n d t i m e lik e a ch ild s s u mm e r
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O n e g e ts t i re d a s n igh t d ra w s o n
da y !
w i th a to u c h o f sa d n e ss in h is v o i c e
a dd e d
g e ts to l o n g fo r b e d ! Fo r th o se
a nd o n e
w e l c o m e w o rd s C o m e ch ild t is b e d ti m e
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W e ll a re n t a fro g sa id B ru n o
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Wh a t sh a ll I s i ng
y
a v o idi n g t h e a rg u m e n t
A sk M i s te r S ir
B ru n o l a zily re pl i e d c l a sp
in g h is h a n ds b e hi n d h is c u rly h e a d a n d lyi ng
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wi th h is w e igh t
T hi s a re n t a c o m fa b le l e a f
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pl e a s e
he
S yl vi e
te r th o u gh t in o b e di e n c e t o a
as an af
a dd e d
w a rn i n g fi n g e r h e ld up by S yl vi e
I do o sn t
l ik e b e i n g fe e t—up w a rd s
—
It w a s a p re t ty s igh t to se e
th e m o th e rly
w a y in which t h e f
a i r y c h ild g a t h e re d up h e r
l i ttl e b ro th e r in h e r a rm s a n d l a id h im o n a
s tro n g e r l e a f
Sh e g a v e it j u st a to uch to s e t
it ro cki n g a n d it w e n t o n v ig o ro u s ly by i tse l f
It
a s if it c o n ta i n e d s o m e hidd e n m a ch i n e ry
c e rta i n ly w a s n t t h e w i n d fo r th e e v e n i n g b re e z e
h a d q ui te di e d a w a y a ga i n a n d n o t a l e a fw a s
s t i rr i n g o v e r o u r h e a d s
Wh y d o e s th a t o n e l e a f ro c k s o w i th o u t
t h e o t h e rs
I a s k e d S ylvi e
S h e o n ly s m il e d
s w e e tly a n d s h o o k h e r h e a d
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w /iy
s h e sa id
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f
a i r y ch il d o n it
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A n d c a n p e o pl e s e e th e l e a fro ck w h o c a n t
s e e th e F a i r y o n it
Why o fc o u rs e
c r i e d S yl vi e
A l e a fs
a l e a f a n d e v e r yb o dy c a n se e it ; b u t B r u n o s
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B R UNO
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Th e n I u n d e rs to o d h o w it w a s th a t o ne
s o m e t im e s s e e s—
g o i ng th ro ugh t h e w o o d s in
a s till e v e n i n g —
o ne f
e r n l e a f r o c ki n g s t e a d ily
?
o n a ll by i ts e l f
H a v e n t y o u e v e r s e e n th a t
Tr y ify o u c a n se e t h e f
a i r y s l e e p e r o n it n e x t
t im e
b u t do n t p ick th e l e a f wh a te v e r y o u do
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h a d b e e n s p re a di ng o v e r h im a s a so rt o f
sh e
bl a n k e t : g o o d n igh t !
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Yo u m a y w e ll sa y g o o d n igh t ! l a ugh e d
L a dy M u r i e l r i s i ng a n d s hu tti n g u p th e p i a n o
—
a s sh e s p o k e
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n o ddi n g a ll t h e t im e
or
y o u r b e n e fi t ! Wh a t w a s it a ll a b o u t n o w
s h e d e m a n d e d imp e r i o u s ly
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my se l f p e rc e ivi ng a t o n c e t h a t tb a t g u e ss w a s
w r o n g a t a n y ra te
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sc o r n a s h e r s w e e t f
o f co n
a c e w a s c a p a bl e
y e yi n g
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?
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Wh e n th e P o e t
p a r ti c u l a rly sa y s Ha il to tb e e blitb e sp ir it !
B i r d tb ou n e ve r w e r t !
S h e le d th e w a y t o t h e s m o ki ng ro o m wh e re
ig n o r i n g a ll th e u sa g e s o fS o c i e ty a n d a ll th e
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ch a i rs a n d p e rm i tte d th e o n e l a dy w h o w a s
p re se nt to gl id e g ra c e fu l ly a b o u t a m o n g u s
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b e y o n d th e c o mm o n pl a c e th a n k y o u a n d to
q u o te th e P o e t s e xq u i s i te d e sc rip ti o n o f h o w
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t o a n y o n e a n d a s w e w e re a ll f
o u r o n t h o se
d e ligh tfu l t e rm s wi t h o n e a n o th e r (th e o n ly
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d o c to r a n d d e n t i s t a n d I d o n t k n o w w h a t
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o t h e r t ra d e s
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ti o n
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d e a l w i th th e g re a t fa c ts o f L i fe a n d th e
r e a l i t y o f D e a th !
S o it mu s t b e a n d so it s h o uld b e
A rth u r w a s b e gi n n i n g w h e n th e fro nt d o o r
b e l l ra n g s u dd e n ly a n d vi o l e n tly
We h e a rd th e fro n t d o o r h a st il y o p e n e d a n d
v o i c e s o u ts id e : t h e n a k n o c k a t th e d o o r o f
a n d th e
o ld h o u s e k e e p e r
th e s m o ki n g ro o m
a pp e a re d l o o ki n g a l i t tl e s c a re d
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h is ch e e ry
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b u t th e a n s w e r
w a s l e ss a u dibl e
th e o n ly w o r d s I c o u ld dis
t in c tly c a t c h b e i n g
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m o re j u st
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h e a rd b e fo re re pl i e d D e a d S ir D i e d t h re e
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h e r h a n d s : b u t a t t h is m o m e n t th e f
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so s l o w
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h a n d h e a vil y o n th e ta bl e a n d
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m y d a rl i n g
m o re s te a d ily
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th e y
—
d o w n in th e h a rb o u r
w a nt m e
?
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l a yi n g h e r h a n d s o n h is s h o uld e rs a n d l o o ki n g
w i t h h e r g re a t e y e s b r i m mi n g
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u p w a r d s wi t h a h e lpl e s s g a z e
a s ife v e n p ra y e r
w e re n o w u se l e ss w h il e h e r fe a tu re s w o rk e d
a n d q ui v e r e d w i t h th e
g re a t a g o n y s h e w a s
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t h i n g in my p r e s e n c e b e f
a n d I k ne w h o w
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m o rro w m o r n i n g h e re pl i e d
A nd I
h a v e m uch to do b e fo re th e n
A nd t h e n h e to ld u s h o w h e h a d s p e n t h is
h o u r o f a b se n c e He h a d b e e n to th e V i c a ra ge
a n d h a d a rra n g e d f
o r th e w e ddi n g t o ta k e pl a c e
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as h e
h a d s o m e t im e b e f
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B RUNO
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k n e w so w e ll
M y o ld fr i e n d h e re
w ill a c t a s
i n di c a t i n g m e
B e s t Ma n I k n o w
y o u r fa th e r will b e th e re to giv e y o u a w a y
—
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a nd
a nd
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—
to do G o d s w o rk
k n o w i n g t h a t w e a re o n e
a n d th a t w e
a re t o g e t h e r in sp ir it
t h o u gh
—
n o t in b o dily p re s e n c e
a n d a re m o s t o f a ll
t o g e t h e r wh e n w e p ra y !
O u r p r ay e r s will go
up to g e th e r
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M u rie l
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!
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G o o d n igh t
b e h e re in g o o d t im e t o m o r ro w
my o w n o w n d a r li n g !
t th e
a nd w e tw o l e f
o ll o w e d h is e x a mpl e
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A s w e w a lk e d b a c k t o o u r
h o u se to g e t h e r
l o dgi n g s A r th u r s igh e d d e e ply o n c e o r tw i c e
—
a b o u t to
sp e a k
b u t n o w o rds
a nd se e m e d
t il l w e h a d e n t e re d t h e h o u s e
a nd h a d
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Th e n A rth u r sa id G o o d n igh t o ld
G o d bl e ss y o u !
!
I e choe d f
ro m t h e v e r y
G o d bl e ss y o u !
d e p t h s o fmy h e a rt
We w e re b a c k a g a i n a t th e H a ll by e igh t in
a nd f
o u n d L a dy M u r i e l a n d t h e
th e m o rn i n g
E a rl a n d th e o ld V ic a r w a i t i ng fo r u s It w a s
a s t ra n g e ly s a d a n d s il e n t p a r ty t h a t w a lk e d u p
to t h e l i t t l e c h u r ch a n d b a ck ; a n d I c o ul d n o t
h e lp fe e l i n g th a t it w a s m u c h m o re l ik e a fu n e ra l
to L a dy M u ri e l it w a s in f
a ct a
th a n a w e d d i n g
u n e ra l ra t h e r th a n a w e dd i n g so h e a vily did
f
t h e p re s e n t im e n t w e igh u p o n h e r (a s s h e to l d
us a f
t e r w a rd s t h a t h e r n e w ly w o n hu s b a n d w a s
)
g o i n g fo r th to h is d e a th
T h e n w e h a d b re a k fa st ; a n d a ll to o so o n
th e v e h i c l e w a s a t th e d o o r w h ich w a s to c o n
A
ve
r t hu r fi rs t to h is l o dgi n g s to pi c k u p th e
y
a n d th e n a s
t h i n g s h e w a s ta k i n g wi t h h im
d e a th s tri c k e n h a ml e t a s it w a s
f
a r t o w a rd s t h e
c o n s id e re d s a fe t o go O n e o r t w o o f th e
fi s h e r m e n w e r e t o m e e t h i m o n t h e r o a d to
c a r ry h is t h i n g s t h e re s t o ft h e w a y
A n d a re y o u q u i t e s u r e y o u a re ta k i n g a ll
?
L a dy M u r i e l a sk e d
th a t y o u w ill n e e d
d o o rs
f
e ll o w
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S
YL V IE
B R U NO
A ND
L DED
CO NC U
.
All t h a t I sh a ll n e e d a s a doctor c e r ta i n ly
A n d my o w n p e rso n a l n e e d s a re f
e w : I s h a ll
n o t e v e n ta k e a n
o f my o w n w a r d ro b e
y
t h e re
is a fis h e rm a n s s u i t re a dy m a d e th a t
is w a i t i n g f
m e
at
my l o dgi ng s
or
I sh a l l
o n ly t a k e
m y w a t ch a n d a fe w b o o k s a n d
—
s ta y
t h e r e is o n e b o o k I s h o u l d l ik e to a dd
—
a p o ck e t T e s ta m e n t
t o u s e a t th e b e d s id e s
o ft h e s ick a n d dyi n g
”
!
T a k e m i ne
sa id L a dy M u r i e l : a n d s h e
ra n
u p s t a i rs
to
f
e t ch
it
It h a s n o thi n g
w r i tte n in it b u t M u r i e l
s h e s a id a s s h e
s h a ll I i n s c r ib e
re t u r n e d w i t h it
No my o w n o n e sa id A rth u r ta ki n g it
Wh a t co u ld y o u i n s c rib e b e t te r
her
f
ro m
?
C o u ld a n y h u m a n n a m e m a rk it
t h a n th a t
?
m o re cl e a rl y a s my o w n i n di vid u a l p ro p e rty
?
w i t h a ll
A re y o u n o t
A r e y ou n o t m i n e
(
ru n o
as
B
u l n e ss
o f m a n ne r
th e
o ld pl a y f
)
w o u ld sa y my ve ry m in e
He b a d e a l o n g a n d l o vi ng a d i e u to th e
E a rl a n d to m e a n d l e ft th e ro o m a cc o mp a n i e d
w h o w a s b e a r i n g u p b ra v e ly
e
o n ly by h is wi f
—
—
l e ss o v e rc o m e
a t l e a st
a nd w a s
ou tw a r dly
We w a i te d in th e ro o m a
a th e r
th a n h e r o ld f
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mi n u te o r t w o ti l l th e so u n d o fwh e e l s h a d to ld
us
t h a t A rt h u r h a d d r i v e n a w a y ; a n d e v e n
f
w a i te d s t ill
o r th e
th e n w e
s te p
o f L a dy
M u ri e l g o i ng up s ta i rs to h e r ro o m to die a w a y
in t h e d i s ta n c e
He r ste p u s u a ll y s o l igh t
a n d j o y o u s n o w s o u n d e d s l o w a n d w e a r y lik e
o ne
w h o pl o d s o n u n d e r a l o a d o f h o p e l e ss
m i se ry ; a n d I fe l t a l m o s t a s h o p e l e ss a n d
A re w e f
w r e tch e d a s sh e
a l m o st a s
our
d e st i n e d e ve r to m e e t a g a i n o n t h i s s id e th e
?
g ra v e
I a sk e d my s e l f a s I w a lk e d to my
h o m e A n d th e to ll i ng o fa d i s ta n t b e ll s e e m e d
!
No ! No ! No
t o a ns w e r m e
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C H A P T E R XV III
.
NE WS PA P E R
A
E X TRA CT FR O
Ou r
rea
de r s
in te r e st tb e
,
p
u
blisb e d
M THE
w
f
vivo r s,
n um
p op u la t ion
ce e de d on e
on
f
g
t w e n ty
be r ing
w
b icb
,
tb r e e
b u n dr e d
We dn e sday
la st ,
w
b icb b a s
tb r e e
sb o r t
—
a nd
un
-
m os
Tb e la st
.
on l
m
t w e n ty
de r tb c
,
y
on tb s
,
,
t of
f
—
bi
n
b
s
a r bou r
fi g
o
.
p a infu l
t im e to t im e
f
l
E
ve ston
f
e
”
w itb
m on tb s, c a r r ie d o
t
o
b
e litt le
f
villa
.
t
b a ve fr om
te r r ible ep ide m ic
tb e
tb e in b a bita n ts
j
ollow e d
a cc ou n s w e
o
tb e
CUTTING
FA YFIE L D CHR ONICL E
ill b a ve
du r ing tb e la st tw o
o in ing
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su r
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NE W S P A P E R
A
L oca l Boa r d
,
Hosp ita l :
f
o
tb e
Tb e
f
a nd
de a d,
br e a k its
a n d sa
’
tb e
CU TTING
.
l
o
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is
p la ce
t
ve r i a bl
n ow
sing le
w itb ou t a
sile n ce
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bum
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y
an
ty
a ci
voice
to
.
i g p a r ty con siste d of six st u r dy
r om
b
e n e i bbou r b ood
t
sb e r m e n
g
fi
f
r e sc u n
—
e llow s
f
dir e ct e d by tb e
p ita l w b o ca m e
,
ide n t P by sic ia n of tb e Hos
ove r
or tb a t p u rp ose b e a din
a
f
g
res
,
t r a in of b osp ita l a m bu la n ce s Tb e six m e n b a d
be e n se le cte d
r om a m u cb la r e r n u m be r w b o
g
f
b a d volu n te e r e d for t b is p e a cefu l for lo r n b op e
or tb e ir str e n tb a n d r obu s t b e a ltb a s tb e
f
g
exp e dit ion w a s c on side r e d to be e ve n n ow
w be n
tb e m a la dy b a s e xp e n de d its cb ief f
or ce
n ot
u n a tt e n de d w itb da n e r
g
E ve r y p r e ca u t ion tb a t sc ie n ce cou ld sugg e st
a a in st tb e r isk o
w
a s a dop t e d : a n d
i
n e c t io n
g
f f
tb e suj f
te n de r ly ca r r ie d o n litte r s
e r e rs w e re
l
b
i
l
a n d p la ce d in tb e
on e b
t
on e u
b
c ste e
y
p
p
a m bu la n ce s w b icb e a cb p r ovide d w itb a b osp ita l
Tb e
n u r se
w e r e w a it ing on tb e le ve l r oa d
fifte e n m ile s to tb e Hosp ita l w e r e don e a t a
w a lk ing p a ce a s som e oftb e p a t ie n ts w e r e in too
p r ost r a t e a con dit ion to be a r j ott ing a n d tk o
e r n oon
t
o cc up ie d tb c w b ole af
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YL V IE
t w e n ty
-
A ND
B R UNO
L DED
tb r e e
t
t
i
e
n
s
p
CO NC U
a
six w om e n , a n d e c
b
t
g
c
.
t of n in e
c on s is
b ildr e n
It b a s
.
m en,
be e n
n ot
l
b
e
/
t
o
i
d
e
n
t
i
b
t
m
e
l
a
l
a
s
m
so
e
o
f
p
fi
f
tb e cb ildr e n — left w itb n o s u r v ivin
r e la t ive s
g
—a r e in a n ts ; a n d tw o m e n a n d on e w om a n
f
ou n d
oss i
n ot
a re
y
,
et
ble to
a
br a in p ow e r s be ing
w e ll to do
m or e
ba ve b
be r e
-
-
s n cb
e vide n c e
a nd
bu t
w ere
is
fi
be r e d
cb ol
y p
le a su r e to
tb e se g e n u in e
m or e
m ar
w o r tby
l
a ce
p
ty
j
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b is
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n ot
tb ir ty y
tw
o
ife
.
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e
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to
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to
f
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am
It is
d tb e
a
,
m e la n
na m es
f
o
n on e , s u r e
,
JI
I
Cu r a te
a nd
A
a
t tb e
b a d be e n
E
,
m m a
Ha r bou r
,
m a r r ie d on l
y
tte n r e cor d w a s fou n d
da te s of tb e ir de a tb s
wri
tb e
ilie s
,
tb a n w b om
old, a n d
in
.
ill p la ce tb e b on ou r e d
For e st e r w b o o n tb c de a tb
tb e ir s w e
.
ing
bu t
f
or
a cc ou n te df
dou bt tb a t a ll
.
r e c or
c lotb e s ;
tb e ir
de a d
B u rg e ss
D
r A r tb u r
f
na m e o
on
a
dou bt
no
-
w a s tb e
ea rs
tb e ir b ou se ,
Nex t
a m es
to be
ong
ly
be e n te r e d on tb e g lory r o ll
Tb ey a r e a s follow s
n la n d s b e r oe s
E
f g
Tb e R e v
en a nd
bey on d
—
rs
’
o
tb e
tb e
,
Am
.
w ou ld
f
w itb tb e
l
i
s
e
p
re
bey a n ce
or tb com
p e r son s
w a s a sce r a in e d,
ve a r e n u m
a re
fi
ve
t
it
a
m a r k e d on
Be side s tb e p oor fisb e r m
tb e r e
in
tb e r e
r a ce ,
na m es
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no
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ra
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NE W S PA P E R
A
II
-
CUTTING
285
.
b
s ic ia n n obl
a c e d tb e im m in e n t
p y
y f
e r il of de a tb , r a tb e r tb a n le a ve tb e se p oor
l
o
k
p
f
t
l
ca l
b
e
o
f
o
u n ca r e
t
ity
N o r e c or d
da te of b is de a tb w a s
w a s e a s ily
ide n t ifie d
d for in tb e ir la st
i
b
s
f
f
‘
na m e,
o
f
ou n d :
a
,
or
o
tb e
bu t
tb e
p
c or
ltb oug b dr e sse d in
ex r e m
.
,
se
,
o r din a ry
fi
b a ve a dop t e d w b e n
cop
t
o
b
e Ne w
y f
tb e
sb e r m a n s
’
t (w b icb b e w a s k n ow n to
b e w e n t dow n tb e r e ) by a
e
w b icb w a s
Te st a m e n t tb e g ift of b is w if
b
i
s be a r t
w itb b is b a n ds
o u n d p la ce d n ex t
f
It w a s n ot tb oug b t p r u de n t to
c r osse d ove r it
su i
,
,
,
,
,
.
tb c body
r e m ove
it
cor ding l
y
a t ong w
du e
L a dy
to b im
tb e
w or ds
-
sa c r z
,
,
i
Or m
e,
b a d be e n
m or n ing on w
c n
m a r r ie d
b ic b b e
un
de r
.
.
t
n is e r
b
t
e
f
a ll o
p ie d
t ly
,
i
n di e r e n t b o u se s
f
jf
His w ife w b ose m a ide n
tw
.
His
o or
D ie d O ct obe r 5
occu
en
ve ry
ta k e n p la ce
‘
itte d to tb c g r ou n d
ou n d
u r el
Mi
We sley a n
tb e w
M
.
a nd ac
m iss ion
i
f
fi g
Wa lte r S a u n de r s
w e r e cor d tb e R e v
se l
took b is
Nex t
b a ve
otb e r s
r e ve r e n ce
na m e w a s
on
f
w a s a t on ce com m
itb fou r
w itb a ll
bu r ia l e lse w b e r e
or
,
n ot
—tb c
r oom
w
’
de a tb is be lie ve d to
tb r e e w e e k s
w ere
a
o
s
a
,
g
f
ou n d w r it e n
t
tb e
on
b icb b e is k n ow n to b a ve
b ou se be ing
b a ving be e n
,
sb u t u
e n er ed
t
p
f
,
d app a r
t im e
an
o r som e
.
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2 86
L a st
f
ou r
—
a
y
YL V IE
tb oug b
—
us
ou n
j
g
m on tb s
r e co r
t
tb e
in
b
ou r s
y
m an
w
w
a
L DED
CO NC U
r ie s t w
l
a ce
p
b e n tb c
f
na m e
o
Fa tb e r Fr a n c is
b o b a d be e n
He
.
ba d
l
or ing
p
ex
otb e r
de vot ion to du ty
a nd
-
d tb e
.
b it be b in d tb e
d
e n ia l
f
P
e su i
n ot
se l
in g lo r iou s
le t
B R U NO
A ND
on l
y
n ot
p a r ty
,
f
ew
a
be e n de a d
p
ca m e u
tb e body , w b icb w a s ide n t ifie d, bey o n d tb e
p
on
oss i
cr u ci
e dr e s s a n d b
u
t
t
t
b
e
fi
x
d
o
b
b
b
f
y
y
w b ic b w a s lik e tb e y ou ng D oc t or s Te sta m e n t
bility
o
,
,
’
,
,
to b is b e a r t
cla s e d c lose ly
p
S in ce
a n d on e
b ing tb e b osp ita l tw o
of tb e cb ildr e n b a ve die d
rea c
g
a
tb r e e
o or
to be
so e n
a in s
e ve n
f
or
t
a
ca se s w
t ir e ly
b op e
p ossible
ll tb e
.
’
otb e r s :
b e r e tb e
e x b a u ste d
to
rd
a
g
re
tb e
f
Hop e
o
,
.
te r ta in e d
tw
.
m en
is
tb oug b tb e r e
t
vi a l
p
t b a l it is
u lt im a t e
eu
a re
ow e r s se e m
bu t
‘
b op ing
r e cove r
y
as
C H A P T E R XIX
.
FA IR
A
THE y
—
e ar
Y D UE T
-
.
v e ntful y e a r it h a d
—
a nd
n
b e e fo r m e
w a s d ra wi n g t o a cl o s e
t h e b r i e f wi n t ry da y h a rdly g a v e l igh t e n o u gh
t o re c o g n i s e t h e o ld f
a m il i a r o bj e c ts
b o u n d up
wi th s o m a n y h a ppy m e m o ri e s a s th e t ra i n
glid e d ro u n d th e l a st b e n d i n to t h e s ta t i o n
a n d th e h o a rse c r
f
E
l
E
l
sto n !
o
v
n
v
e
e
s
t
o
!
y
r e so u n d e d a l o n g t h e pl a t f
o rm
It w a s sa d to re t u r n t o t h e pl a c e a n d t o
f
t h e gl a d
e e l t h a t I s h o u l d n e v e r a g a i n se e
s m il e o f w e l c o m e
t h a t h a d a w a i te d m e h e re
so f
ew
m o n th s ago
A n d y e t if I w e r e to
wh a t
an
e
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,
,
,
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,
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2 88
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YL V IE
B R UNO
A ND
fin d
L DED
CO NC U
h i m h e re I mu tte re d a s in so l i ta ry s ta te
I f
o ll o w e d
t h e p o rte r w h o w a s wh e e li n g my
l u gg a g e o n a b a rro w a n d ifh e w e r e to st r ik e
,
,
,
“
‘
,
a
s u dde n
b a n d in
tb ing s o
f
b om
’
e,
m
I
s
in e
A nd
,
a sk
—
not
h o u ld
tb ou sa n d
a
no,
‘
I
sb ou ld
t
e
f
g
H a vi ng gi ve n di re c ti o n s to h a v e my l ugg a g e
t a k e n to my o ld l o dgi n g s I s tro ll e d o f
fa l o n e
t o p a y a vi s i t b e f
o re s e t tl i n g d o w n in my o w n
—
u
q a rte rs to my d e a r o ld fr i e n d s
f
o r s uch I
i n d e e d fe l t t h e m to b e th o u gh it w a s b a re ly
—
h a l f a y e a r s i n c e fi rs t w e m e t
th e E a r l a n d
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p a u se (s il e n c e se e m e d n a t u ra l in thi s dim
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s h e a dd e d h e s i ta t i n gly
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h e r ch e e k s
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bu r n ing
Bids
Tb a t
y
tb e
tb a t,
w
be n
is
a ng e r
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w
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o
tb e te m p e s t to
v ex e d
w itb
s ou l
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u ck ing — a
an
e a r n in
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Fo r
S ylv i e
m u s ic
u s,
tb a t
be n e a tb
,
fills
a nd a
fp
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a ll
e a ce
bove ?
g m o re c o u ra g e o u sly t hi s
h
s e e m e d to c a r r
a wa y
e
r
y
w o rd s
h e rs e l f
tb e
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t im e
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,
se cr e t :
d
f
o
k n ow s b ow
tb e
s tr o n
g
se cr e t
th e
it
co m e s,
is L ove !
ch o ru s
For I tb in k it is L ove
For
—
be ing tb a l
ou r
sa n
th e
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-
tb e
A r ou n d
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br otb e r ly b a n d g r ip
tb e
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O n c e m o re
vo ic e a l o n e
S ay
w
B R U NO
A ND
L DED
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tb a t
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w itb
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to b e a r ts
u n told
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a nd
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b ill,
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a n g e l i c s w e e t n e s s I c o uld h a r dly b e a r
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A n d tb e
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f
na m e
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f
s u re
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se cr e t
B ru n o j o i n e d
Fo r ]
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tb e
in
a
g a i n wi th
it is L ove ,
it is L o ve ,
it is
n otb ing
”
bu t L ove !
T h a t a r e p re t ty th e l i ttl e fe ll o w e xcl a im e d
—
h
a s t e ch ild re n p a ss e d u s
s o cl o s e ly t h a t w e
d re w b a c k a l i t tl e to m a k e ro o m fo r t h e m a n d
it se e m e d w e h a d o n ly to re a c h o u t a h a n d to
t o uch th e m
b u t t hi s w e d id n o t a t te m p t
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FA IR
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No u se to try a n d s to p th e m ! I sa id a s
Wh y
th e y p a sse d a w a y i n to t h e s h a d o w s
t h e y c o u ld n o t e ve n se e u s
”
N 0 u se a t a ll L a dy M u ri e l e c h o e d wi th a
O n e w o uld lik e to m e e t t h e m a g a i n in
s igh
l i vi n g fo r m ! Bu t I fe e l s o m e h o w tb a t c a n
T h e y h a v e p a ss e d o u t o fou r l iv e s
ne v e r be
S h e s igh e d a g a i n ; a n d n o m o re w a s sa id t ill
o u t i n to t h e
m a i n ro a d a t a p o i n t
w e ca me
n e a r m y l o dgi n g s
W e ll I w ill l e a v e y o u h e re sh e sa id
I
o re
d a rk : a n d I h a v e a
w a n t t o ge t b a c k b e f
c o tta g e fr i e n d t o vi s i t fi rst G o o d n igh t d e a r
—
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s
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Le t
a nd o f
f
ri e n d !
e e y o u so o n
te n !
w i th a n a ffe c t i o n a t e w a rm th th a t
sh e
a d de d
For tb ose a r e f
w e n t t o m y v e ry h e a rt
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T e n n y so n d id n t k n o w wh a t h e w a s ta lki n g
sh e
s a u c il y re j o i n e d
wi th a to uch o f
a bou t !
h e r o ld ch ild i s h g a i e ty a n d w e p a r te d
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G A
Ml
MMO N
S P INA CH
A ND
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dl a dy s w e lc o m e h a d a n e x tra h e a rti
n e ss a b o u t it : a n d t h o ugh wi t h a ra re d e l ic a cy
m a d e n o d i re c t a ll u s i o n to th e
off
e e lin g s h e
f
r i e n d w h o se c o mp a n i o n s h ip h a d d o n e s o much
If
to b righ te n l i f
e l t s u re t h a t it wa s a
e f
or m e
ki n dl y s ymp a th y wi th my s o l i ta ry sta te th a t
m a d e h e r so sp e c i a lly a n xi o u s to do a ll sh e
c o u ld t h i n k o f to e n s u re my c o m fo rt a nd m a k e
m e f
e e l a t ho me
Th e l o n e ly e v e n i n g se e m e d l o n g a n d te di o u s
n g fire
a nd
w
a tc h i n g t h e
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f
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b e l o n gi n g to by go n e s c e n e s
No w it s e e m e d to b e B r u n o s ro g u i s h s m il e
m o m e n t a n d di e d a w a y
th a t s p a r kl e d f
or a
n o w it w a s S ylvi e s ro s y c h e e k : a n d n o w t h e
P ro fe ss o r s j o ll y ro u n d fa c e b e a mi n g wi t h de
l igh t
Y o u re w e lc o m e my l i ttl e o n e s ! h e
s e e m e d to sa
A
n d t h e n th e r e d c o a l wh i c h
y
f
m o m e n t e mb o d i e d th e d e a r o ld P ro
o r th e
f
b e g a n to w a x di m a n d wi th its dyi ng
e s so r
lu stre th e w o rd s s e e m e d t o die a w a y i n to s i
ul
l e nce
I s e iz e d t h e p o k e r a n d wi t h a n a r t f
t o u c h o r t w o re vi v e d t h e w a n i n g gl o w w h il e
—
n
h
n s t re l s e
Fa cy
m
i
sa n g m e o n c e
no co
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a g a i n th e
m a gi c st ra i n I l o v e d t o h e a r
”
!
Y o u r e w e l c o m e l i t tl e o n e s
th e ch e e ry
I to ld t h e m y o u
v o i c e re p e a t e d
w e re
c o m i ng
Y o u r ro o m s a re a ll re a dy fo r y o u
—
A n d t h e E mp e ro r a n d t h e E mp re ss
w e ll
I t h i n k t h e y re ra th e r pl e a s e d th a n o t h e rw i s e !
He r H igh n e ss sa id I h o p e th e y ll b e
In f
a ct
in t i m e f
o r th e
B a n qu e t !
Th o se w e re h e r
v e r y w o rd s I a ssu re y o u !
?
Will Uggu g b e a t t h e B a n q u e t
B ru n o
a sk e d
A n d b o t h ch ild re n l o o k e d u n e a s y a t th e
d i s m a l s ugg e s t i o n
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o f o u rs e
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ch u c k l e d th e P ro
it s h is bir tb day
do n t y ou
A n d h is h e a l th will b e d ru n k a n d a ll
o ft h i n g
Wh a t w o uld th e B a n qu e t b e
Why
f
e sso r
BR UNO
A ND
c
Why
will
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,
k no w
t h a t s o rt
wi th o u t b im
E v e r so m uch n ic e r s a id B ru n o Bu t h e
l
ve r
ow
v
o ic e
a n d n o b o dy b u t
s a id it in a
y
S ylvi e h e a rd h im
Th e P ro fe sso r chuckl e d a g a i n
It ll b e a
now
o lly B a n q u e t
m
y
l
i
l
ou ve c o m e
m
an !
t
t
e
y
j
”
I a m s o gl a d t o s e e y o u a g a i n !
I f
ra id w e v e b e e n v e r y l o n g in c o m i n g
B ru n o p o l i te ly re m a rk e d
W e ll y e s th e P ro fe sso r a sse n te d
Ho w
e v e r y o u r e v e r y s h o rt n o w y o u re c o m e : t h a t s
s om e c o m f
A n d h e w e n t o n t o e n u m e ra te
o rt
Th e L e c tu re c o m e s
t h e pl a n s f
o r th e da y
fi rst h e s a id
Tb a t th e E mp re ss in sists o n
S h e s a y s p e o pl e will e a t so m u c h a t th e Ba n
qu e t th e y ll b e to o s l e e py to a t te n d to th e
—
L e c tu re a fte r w a rd s
a n d p e rh a p s s h e s r igh t
T h e re ll j u st b e a l i ttl e r efr e sb m e n t wh e n th e
a
p e o p l e fi rs t a rr iv e
ki n d o f su rp ri se
as
f
E mp re ss y o u k n o w
E v e r si nce
or
th e
—
sh e s b e e n
w e ll n o t qu ite so c l e v e r a s sh e
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A ND
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w e ve f
to c o n
ce w
o u n d it d e s i ra bl e
c o c t l i ttl e s u rp r i s e s fo r h e r Tb e n c o m e s th e
L e c tu re
“
?
Th e L e c tu re y o u w e re g e tt i n g
Wh a t
”
?
—
e v e r s o l o n g a go
S yl vi e e n q u i re d
re a dy
”
th e P ro f
Ye s— th a t s th e o n e
e sso r ra th e r
It b a s ta k e n a go o di sh
re l uc ta n tl y a d mi tte d
I v e go t s o m a n y o t h e r
t o p re p a re
ti m e
Fo r i n sta n c e I m C o u rt
th i n g s to a tte n d to
Ph y s i ci a n I h a v e to k e e p a ll th e R o y a l
a n d t h a t re m i n d s
S e rv a n ts in g o o d h e a l t h
h e c ri e d r i ngi n g th e b e ll in a g re a t
m e !
h u rry
T h i s is M e di ci n e D a y ! We o n l y
a
giv e M
o nce
w e e k If w e w e re to
e d i ci n e
b e gi n giv i n g it e v e ry da y th e b o ttl e s w o ul d
soon b e e mp t y !
?
f
Bu t i th e y w e re ill o n th e otb e r d a y s
S yl vi e s ugg e s te d
!
Wh a t ill o n th e w ro ng day
e xcl a i m e d
P ro fe sso r
O h th a t w o uld n e v e r do !
th e
A S e rv a n t w o ul d b e d i s m i sse d a t on ce w h o
T h i s is th e M e d i
w a s ill o n th e w ro n g da y !
ci n e fo r today
h e w e n t o n ta k i n g d o w n a
“
l a rg e j ug fro m a S h e l f
I m i x e d it my se l f
”
fi rst t h i ng th i s m o rn i n g T a ste it ! h e sa id
on
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BRUNO
SYLV IE A ND
31 4
.
h o ldi ng o u t th e ju g to B ru n o
D ip In y o u r
fing e r a n d t a ste it
B r u n o did so a n d m a d e s uch a n e x c ru
c ia t in l
w
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f
ace
t
h
at
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vi
e
S
e xcl a im e d
n
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y
gy
”
a l a rm
O h B ru n o y o u m u st n t !
It s w e lly e x t re m e ly n a s ty !
B ru n o sa id
a c e re s um e d it s n a tu ra l s h a p e
a s h is f
”
?
sa id
N a s ty
th e P ro f
e ss o r
Wh y o f
cou r se it is !
Wh a t w o uld M e d ici n e b e ifit
w a sn t n a sty ?
N ic e sa id B ru n o
I w a s g o i n g t o sa y
th e
P ro fe sso r
f
a l te r e d
r a th e r t a k e n
a b a ck by
t h e p ro mp t
n e s s o f B r u n o s r e ply
th a t tb a t w o u ld
do !
M e di c i n e b a s to b e na st y y o u
ne ve r
k no w
Be g o o d e n o ugh to ta k e t h i s j ug
d o w n i n to th e S e rv a n ts H a ll h e sa id to th e
a n d t e ll
b e ll :
f
w h o a n s w e re d
th e
o o tm a n
o r t oda
t h e m it s t h e i r M e d ic i n e f
y
?
Wh i c h o f th e m is to d ri n k it
th e f
oot
fth e j ug
m a n a sk e d a s h e c a rr i e d o f
O h I ve n o t se ttl e d tb a t y e t ! th e P ro
f
I ll c o m e a n d s e tt l e
e s so r b r i skly re pl i e d
t h a t so o n
T e ll th e m n o t to b e gi n o n a ny
a c c o u n t t il l I c o m e !
It s re a lly w on de rfu l
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A ND
S P INA CH
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th e
ch ild re n
su c
th e
c e ss I v e h a d in c u ri ng D i se a se s ! H e re a re
so m e
o f my
m e m o ra n d a
He to o k d o w n
f
ro m t h e s h e l f a h e a p o f l i ttl e b i ts o f p a p e r
p i n n e d to g e th e r in t w o s a n d t h re e s
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s
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wh a t s p i n n e d
Tb ir tee n
be r
Tb a t s
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so
a
m e t h i ng
p ro ud o f isn t it
Bu t wh ich h a pp e n e d fir st ?
sa id S yl vi e
l o o k i n g v e ry m uch puzzl e d
Th e P ro fe sso r e x a mi n e d th e p a p e rs c a re
f
ully
T h e y a re n o t da te d I fin d h e sa i d
wi th a s l igh tly d e j e c te d a ir
so I f
e a r I ca n t
Bu t t h e y botb h a pp e n e d : t h e re s n o
t e ll y o u
d o ub t o f tb a t Th e Me dicin e s th e g re a t th i n g
D
i
k
now
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h
se a se s a re m u ch l e ss im
o
u
e
y
p o rta n t Yo u c a n k e e p a Me dic in e fo r y e a rs
a n d y e a rs :
b u t n o b o dy e v e r w a n ts to k e e p
a D ise a se !
By th e w a y c o m e a n d l o o k a t
th e
pl a tfo rm
Th e G a rd e n e r a sk e d m e to
co me
a n d se e
if it w o uld do
We m a y a s
w e l l go b e fo re it g e ts d a rk
to
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31 6
YL V IE
VVe d
B R UNO
A ND
CO NCLU D E D
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v e ry m u c h ! S yl vi e re pl i e d
C o m e B ru no p u t o n y o u r h a t D o n t k e e p
t h e d e a r P ro f
e sso r w a i t i n g !
C a n t fin d my h a t ! t h e l i t tl e fe ll o w sa dly
re pl i e d
I w e re r o ll i n g it a b o u t
A n d it s
r o ll e d i ts e l f a w a y !
M a yb e it s ro l l e d in tb e r e
S yl vi e s u g
g e s te d p o i n ti n g t o a d a rk re c e s s t h e d o o r o f
wh ich s to o d h a l fo p e n : a n d B ru n o ra n in to
look
A fte r a m i n u te h e c a m e sl o w l y o u t
a ga i n
l o o k i ng v e ry g ra v e a n d c a re fu lly s h u t
t h e c upb o a rd d o o r a f
t e r h im
“
It a re n t in th e re
h e s a id wi th s u c h u n
u su a l so l e m n i ty t h a t S ylvi e s cu ri o si ty w a s
ro u se d
Wh a t is in th e re B ru n o
—
T h e re s c o bw e b s
s pid e rs
a n d tw o
B ru n o th o ugh tfully re pli e d ch e c ki n g o ff th e
—
a n d th e
c a ta l o gu e o n h is fi nge rs
co ve r
—
of a
p ic tu re b o o k
a nd a
a nd a
to rto i se
”
d i sh o f n u ts —a n d a n o ld m a n
c r i e d th e P ro fe sso r tro tti ng
A n o ld m a n !
“
Why
a c ro s s th e ro o m in g re a t e xci te m e n t
it m u s t b e th e O th e r P ro f
e sso r th a t s b e e n l o st
f
o r e v e r s o l o ng !
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3 7
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He o p e n e d
th e
d o o r o f th e c u p
b o a rd wid e : a n d
t h e re h e w a s t h e
O th e r P ro fe s so r
s i t t i n g in a c h a i r
wi t h a b o o k o n
h is k n e e a n d in
th e a c t o f h e lp
in g h im se l f to a
ro m a d i s h
nu t f
wh i c h h e h a d ta
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s h e l fj u st wi t h i n
He
h is r e a c h
l o o k e d ro u n d a t
u s b u t s a id n o t h i n g t ill h e h a d c ra ck e d a n d
Th e n h e a sk e d th e o ld qu e s
e a t e n th e n u t
Is th e L e c tu re a ll re a dy
ti o n
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It ll b e gi n in a n h o u r th e P ro f
e s s o r s a id
F i rst w e m u st h a v e
e v a d i n g th e q u e s t i o n
s o m e th i n g to s u rp r i s e t h e E mp re ss
A nd th e n
c o m e s th e B a n q u e t
Th e B a n q u e t ! c r i e d th e O th e r P ro f
e sso r
s p r i n gi n g u p a n d fill i n g t h e ro o m wi th a cl o ud
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d u st T h e n I d b
a n d b ru s h
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my se l fa l i ttl e
Wh a t a s ta te I m in !
He doe s w a n t b ru sh i n g ! th e P ro fe sso r
w i t h a c r i t ic a l a ir
H e re s y o u r h a t l i ttl e
s a id
I d q u i te
m a n ! I h a d p u t it o n by m i s ta k e
I h a d on e o n a l re a dy
L e t s go
f
o rg o tte n
o rm
a n d l o o k a t t h e pl a t f
A n d t h e re s t h a t n ic e o ld G a rd e n e r s i ng
ing s till !
B ru n o e xcl a im e d in d e l igh t a s w e
w e n t o u t i n to th e g a r d e n
I do b e l i e v e h e s
b e e n s i ngi n g t h a t v e ry so ng e v e r s i n c e w e
we n t a wa y !
”
Why o f c o u rse h e h a s ! re pl i e d th e P ro
It w o uld n t b e th e th i n g t o l e a v e o f
f
e ss o r
f
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y
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?
W o u ld n t b e w b a t th i ng
B ru no
sa id
e sso r t h o ugh t it b e s t n o t to h e a r
b u t t h e P ro f
W h a t a re y o u d o i ng wi th th a t
th e qu e s t i o n
h e s h o u te d a t t h e G a rd e n e r wh o m
h e dg e h o g
upon
sta n d i ng
f
s i n gi n g
oot
o u nd
o ne
th e y f
s of
tly t o h im s e l f a n d ro lli n g a h e dg e h o g up
a n d d o w n w i t h t h e o th e r f
o ot
W e ll I w a n te d fu r to k n o w wh a t h e dg e
h o g s l iv e s o n : so I b e a k e e pi n g th i s h e re
—
u r t o s e e if it e a t s p o ta to e s
f
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f
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e s so r
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l igh te d G a rd e n e r e xcl a im e d
Be y o u c o m e
o rm
to se e t h e pl a tf
Aye aye !
t h e P ro f
e ss o r ch e e r ily r e pl i e d
A n d th e ch ild re n h a v e c o m e b a ck y o u s e e !
Th e G a rd e n e r l o o k e d ro u n d a t t h e m wi th a
g ri n T h e n h e le d th e w a y to th e P a vil i o n ;
a n d a s h e w e n t h e sa n g
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sa
id,
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m e
v e r t h a t so ng sa id
Is n t it fi n i s h e d y e t
e sso r
th e P ro f
T h e re b e o n ly o n e v e rs e m o re th e G a r
A n d w i th te a rs s tre a m i n g
de n e r sa dly re pl i e d
d o w n h is c h e e k s h e sa n g th e l a st v e rs e
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A ND
B R U NO
L DE D
CO NC U
.
C h o ki ng w i th so b s th e G a rd e n e r h a st ily
s te pp e d o n a f
e w
y a rd s a h e a d o f t h e p a rty
to c o n c e a l h is e m o t i o n
D id b e s e e t h e Ba r o f M o ttl e d S o a p ?
S ylvi e e n q u i re d a s w e f
o ll o w e d
O h c e rta i n ly ! s a id th e P ro fe s so r
That
so n g is h is o w n h i sto r y
o u know
y
T e a rs o f a n e v e r re a dy s y m p a thy gl i tte re d
I s w e lly so rry h e i s n t th e
in B r u n o s e y e s
P o p e ! h e sa id
A re n t y ou s o rry S yl v i e
—
V
I h a rdl y k n o w
V e ll
S yl vi e r e pli e d in
th e v a gu e s t m a n n e r
W o u ld it m a k e h im
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h
a ppi e r
sh e a s k e d t h e P r o f
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ss
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s a id t h e P ro f
Is n t t h e pl a t f
e sso r
o r m love l
y
h e a sk e d a s w e e n te re d t h e P a v ili o n
s a id t h e
I v e p u t a n e x tra b e a m u n d e r it !
G a rde n e r p a t ti n g it a ffe c t i o n a te ly a s h e sp o k e
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Th a n k y o u ve ry m u c h !
th e
P ro fe sso r
I d o n t k n o w t h a t w e s h a ll
h e a rtily re j o i n e d
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—
b u t it s c o n v e n i e n t t o k n o w
e x a c tly re qu i re
o r m to
A n d h e le d th e c h ild re n u p o n th e pl a t f
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h re e s e a ts y o u s e e fo r th e E m p e ro r a n d th e
E mp re ss a n d P ri n c e Uggu g Bu t th e re mu st
b e t w o m o re c h a i rs h e r e !
h e sa id l o o k i n g
d o w n a t th e G a rd e n e r
O ne f
o r L a dy S ylv i e
o r t h e s m a ll e r a n im a l
a nd o ne f
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n
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o m e c o nj u r i g t r ick s
W e l l it s n o t e x a c tly a conj u r ing l e c tu re
e ss o r sa id a s h e a rra n g e d so m e c u r i o u s
th e P ro f
l o o k i n g m a chi n e s o n th e t a bl e
H o we ve r
wh a t c a n y o u do
D id y o u e v e r go th ro ugh a
o r i n s ta n c e
ta bl e f
O fte n ! s a id B ru n o
Ha ve n t I S yl vi e
Th e P ro f
e sso r w a s e vid e n tly s u r p r i s e d t h o ugh
Thi s m u st b e l o o k e d
h e t r i e d n o t to S h o w it
i n to h e m u tte re d to h im se l f ta ki ng o u t a n o te
bo ok
wh a t ki n d o fta bl e
A n d fi rst
Te ll h i m !
B r u n o wh i sp e re d to S yl vi e
p u tt i n g h is a rm s ro u n d h e r n e ck
T e ll h im y o u rse l f s a id S yl vi e
It s a bony w o rd
sa id B ru n o
”
N o n se n se ! l a u gh e d S yl vi e
Yo u c a n
”
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L DED
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th e
c ri e d
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b e wild e re d
P ro fe s so r
He m e a n s th e m ul tipl i c a ti o n ta bl e S ylvi e
e xpl a i n e d
Th e P ro f
e s s o r l o o k e d a n n o y e d a n d s hu t u
p
h is n o te b o o k a g a i n
O h t h a t s qu ite a n o th e r
t hi n g
h e sa id
It a re e v e r so m a n y o th e r t h i n g s
s a id
B ru n o
A r e n t it S yl vi e
A l o ud bl a st o f tr ump e ts i n te rru p te d th i s
c o n v e rs a t i o n
Why th e e n te rta i n m e n t h a s
”
!
beg u n
t h e P ro f
e ss o r e x c l a im e d
as h e
h ur
ri e d th e
c h ild re n
i n to th e R e c e p t i o n S a l o o n
I h a d n o id e a it w a s so l a te
A s m a ll ta bl e c o n ta i n In g c a k e a nd w m e
sto o d in a c o rn e r o f th e S a l o o n ; a n d h e re w e
E mp e ro r a n d E mp re ss w a i ti n g fo r
f
o u n d th e
Th e re s t o f th e S a l o o n h a d b e e n cl e a re d
us
f
or
ro o m
t h e g u e s ts
u r n i t u re
to m a k e
of f
e w
I w a s m u ch s tru c k by th e g re a t ch a n g e a f
m o n th s h a d m a d e in th e fa c e s o f th e Im p e
P a i r A v a c a n t s ta re w a s n o w th e E m
ri a l
o v e r th e
f
a ce
e r or s u s u a l e xp re s s IO n ; wh il e
p
flitte d e v e r a n d a n o n
o f t h e E m p r e ss t h e re
a m e a n i n gl e s s s mil e
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y o u re c o m e a t l a s t ! th e E mp e ro r
s u lkil y
r e m a rk e d
as
t h e P ro f
e sso r a n d th e
c h ild re n t o o k t h e i r pl a c e s
It w a s e vid e n t th a t
h e w a s ve ry m u c h o u t o fte mp e r a n d w e w e re
n o t l o n g in l e a r n i n g t h e c a u s e o ft h i s
He d id
n o t c o n s id e r t h e
p re p a ra t i o n s m a d e fo r t h e
Im p e r i a l p a r ty t o b e s u c h a s s u i t e d th e i r
ra n k
A c o m m o n m a h o g a n y ta bl e ! h e
g ro w l e d p o i n t i n g to it c o n te mp tu o u sly wi th
h is t h u m b
\Vh y w a s n t it m a d e o f g o ld I
s h o u ld l ik e t o k n o w
th e
It w o u ld h a v e t a k e n a v e ry l o n g
P ro fe sso r b e g a n b u t th e E mp e ro r c u t th e
se n t e n c e s h o r t
!
T h e n th e c a k e
O rd i na ry pl u m ! Wh y
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of
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w a s n t it m a d e o f
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w o rs t o f a ll
Why a s n t it a th ro n e
O ne
m i b t e x c u s e t h e o t h e r o m i ss i o n s
b
u t I ca n t
g
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e t o v e r th e c h a i r
g
Wh a t I c a n t ge t o v e r sa id th e E mp re ss
in e a g e r s ymp a t hy w i t h h e r a n g ry hu s b a n d
is
t h e t a ble
P o o h ! s a id th e E m p e ro r
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It is
m u c h to b e r e g re tte d ! t h e P ro fe sso r
m ildly re pl i e d a s so o n a s h e h a d a ch a n c e
Af
te r a m o m e n t s t h o ugh t h e
o f sp e a k i ng
s t re n g th e n e d
th e
r e m a rk
E ve ry tb ing
he
s a id
a dd re ss i n g S o ci e ty in g e n e ra l
is ve ry
”
m u cb to b e r e g re tte d !
A m u r m u r o f H e a r h e a r ! ro se fro m th e
c ro w d e d S a l o o n
Th e re w a s a ra th e r a wkw a rd p a u se : th e
P ro fe sso r e vid e n tly did n t k n o w h o w to b e gi n
Th e E mp re ss l e a n t f
o r w a rd s a n d whi s p e r e d t o
h im
A fe w j o k e s y o u k n o w P ro fe sso r
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p
T ru e tr u e M a d a m ! th e P ro fe sso r m e e kl y
re pl i e d
Th i s li t tl e b o y
!
P le a se d o n t m a k e a n y j o k e s a b o u t m e
B ru n o e x c l a im e d h is e y e s fill i n g w i th te a rs
sa id t h e
I w o n t if y o u d ra th e r I did n t
—
ki n d h e a rte d P ro fe sso r
It w a s o n ly so m e
th i n g a b o u t a S hip s B u o y : a h a rml e s s p u n
H e re h e t u rn e d to th e
b u t it d o e s n t m a tte r
t h e m in a l o u d v o i c e
a n d a dd re ss e d
c ro w d
L e a rn y o u r A s ! h e s h o u te d
Yo u r Bs !
!
Y o u r C s ! A n d y o u r D s Tb e n y o u ll be a t
y o u r e a se !
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T h e re w a s a ro a r o f l a ugh te r fro m a ll th e
a ss e mbl y
a n d t h e n a g re a t d e a l o f c o n f
u se d
Wb a t w a s it h e sa id
wh i sp e ri n g
Some
th i n g a b o u t b e e s
I f
a n cy
Th e E m p re ss s m il e d in h e r m e a n i n gl e ss
a nd f
a n n e d h e rs e l f
w ay
Th e p o o r P ro f
e ss o r
l o o k e d a t h e r t im idly : h e w a s cl e a rl y a t h is
w i ts e n d a g a i n
a n d h o pi n g f
o r a n o th e r h i n t
Th e E mp re s s wh i s p e re d a g a i n
as a
S o m e s pi n a ch y o u k n o w P ro f
e sso r
s u rp r i se
Th e P ro f
e sso r b e ck o n e d t o th e H e a d C o o k
an d sa id s o m e th i n g to h i m in a lo w v o i c e
T h e n t h e H e a d C o o k l e ft th e ro o m fo ll o w e d
by a ll th e o th e r c o o k s
fi c ul t to ge t thi n g s sta rte d th e P ro
It s di f
Wh e n o n c e w e
fe s s o r re m a rk e d to B r u n o
i
t ll go o n a ll r igh t y o u ll s e e
e t s ta rte d
g
sa id B r u n o
If 0 0 w a n t t o s ta r tl e p e o pl e
ro g s o n t h e i r b a c k s
0 0 s h o u ld p u t l iv e f
H e re th e c o o k s a ll c a m e in a g a i n in a
p ro c e ss i o n th e H e a d C o o k c o m i n g l a st a n d
wh i c h th e o th e rs tr i e d to
c a r ryi n g s o m e t h i n g
No th i n g
h i d e by w a vi n g fl a g s a ll ro u n d it
N o th i n g
b u t fl a g s Y o u r Imp e ri a l H igh n e ss !
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p e a ti n g a s h e s e t it
b e fo re h e r T h e n a ll th e fl a g s w e re d ro pp e d
—
in a m o m e n t a s t h e H e a d C o o k ra i se d t h e
c o v e r fro m a n e n o rm o u s d i sh
?
Wh a t is it
t h e E mp r e s s s a id f
a i n tly a s
sh e
a ss t o h e r e
i
gl
Why
ut h e r s
t
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e
py
p
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Sp in a cb I d e c l a re !
He r Imp e r i a l H igh n e ss is s u rp ri s e d t h e
P ro fe s so r e xpl a i n e d to t h e a tte n d a n ts : a n d
so m e
o f th e m
c l a pp e d
th e i r h a n d s
Th e
H e a d C o o k m a d e a lo w b o w a nd in d o i n g
so
d ro pp e d a sp o o n o n th e ta bl e a s if by
a c cid e n t
j u st wi th i n re a ch o f th e E m p re ss
w h o l o o k e d t h e o t h e r w a y a n d p re te n d e d n o t
b ut
fl a gs !
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Un d ra w t h o s e cu rta i n s !
sh o u te d
It w a s d o n e
Th e M o n s t e r g a t h e r e d
its l e g s to g e th e r a n d in o ne t re m e n do u s b o u n d
v a n i s h e d i n to t h e s k y
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s a id t h e
Wh e re is it
E mp e ro r r ubbi n g
h is e y e s
In t h e n e x t P ro vi n c e I f
a nc y
t h e P ro
T h a t j u mp w o u ld ta k e it a t
e ss o r r e pl i e d
f
Th e n e x t t h i n g is t o e x
le a st fiv e m il e s !
pl a i n a P ro c e s s o r tw o Bu t I fin d t h e re is
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h a rdly ro o m e n o u gh to o p e ra te
th e s m a ll e r
a n im a l is ra th e r in my w a
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B ru n o wh i sp e re d
t o S yl vi e
He m e a n s y ou
S yl vi e wh i sp e re d b a c k
H u sh
a n g u l a rl y
Be ki n d e n o u gh to m o v e
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e ss o r s a id a dd re ss i n g
to t b is c o r n e r
h im se l f to B ru n o
B ru n o h a s t ily m o v e d h is c h a i r in th e dire c
D id I m o v e a n g rily e n o u gh
t i o n In di c a te d
h e i n q u i re d
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e sso r w a s o nc e m o re
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s a id t h e E mp e ro r
W e v e s e e n pl e n ty o f Sp e c im e n s
C e rta in ly c e r ta i n ly !
P ro fe ss o r a s
th e
s e n te d
We will h a v e so m e E xp e r im e n ts
Ma y I do t h e m B ru n o e a g e rl y a sk e d
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O h d e a r no
Th e P ro f
m a ye d
I re a l ly d o n t k n o w wh a t w o u ld
h a pp e n ify ou d id t h e m !
No r n o b o dy do o s n t k n o w wh a t l l h a pp e n
if00 d o o s t h e m
B r u n o r e to r t e d
O u r F i rs t E xp e r i m e n t re qu i re s a M a ch i n e
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c o u n te d
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t h e m a n d re t i re d sa t i s fi e d
N o w y o u m igb t p re s s t h o se tw o k n o b s to
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s a id B r u n o
Wh a t a r e th e w a y to
w h o w a s l i s te n i n g v e ry a tte n t iv e ly
b e n ig n a n tl y
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Th e Wa y To D o It ! P e rm i t m e !
a n d in a m o m e n t h e h a d wh i s k e d B r u n o up o n
I di vi de m y s ubj e c t
h e be ga n
t h e ta bl e
i nto th re e p a rts
”
B ru n o wh i sp e re d to
I t hi n k I ll ge t d o w n !
”
It a re n t n ic e to b e d i vid e d !
S yl vi e
He h a sn t go t a k n i fe s illy b o y
S ylv i e
whi sp e re d in re pl y
S ta n d s till ! Y o u ll b re a k
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ll
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th e b o tt l e s
Th e firs t p a rt is to ta k e h o ld o ft h e k n o b s
Th e s e c o n d
p u tt i n g t h e m i n t o B r u n o s h a n d s
p a rt is
H e re h e tu rn e d th e h a n dl e a nd
”
wi th a l o ud O h l B ru n o d ro pp e d b o th t h e
k n o b s a n d b e g a n rubbi n g h is e lb o w s
Th e P ro f
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a s e n s ibl e e f
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f
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No it h a d n t a se n sible e ffe c t ! B ru n o sa id
i n dig na n tl y
It w e re v e ry s ill y i n d e e d
It
j i ngl e d m y e lb o w s an d it b a ng e d my b a c k
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Im s e t
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fin a b o u t it !
B ru n o
O o do o s n t k n o w n u f
N o b o dy
O o w a s n t t h e re t o s e e
re pl i e d
c a n t go a m o ng my b o n e s T h e re i s n t ro o m !
P ro fe sso r
th e
O u r S e c o n d E xp e r i m e n t
a n n o u n c e d a s B r u n o re tu rn e d to h is pl a c e
s t ill
t h o ugh t f
ull y rubbi n g h is e lb o w s
is th e p ro
duc ti o n o f t h a t se ld o m se e n b u t g re a tly to b e
a dm i re d ph e no m e n o n
B l a ck L igh t ! Yo u h a v e
s e e n Whi te L igh t R e d L igh t G re e n L igh t a n d
s o 0 11
b u t n e v e r t ill t h i s w o n d e r f
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bo x
c o v e ri n g it w i th a h e a p o f bl a n k e ts is qui te
ull o f it Th e w a y I m a d e it w a s th i s
I
f
to o k a ligh te d c a n dl e i n to a d a rk c upb o a r d a n d
door
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sh u t th e
th e n f
ull o f Ye llow L igh t T h e n I to o k a b o ttl e
o f Bl a ck in k
a n d p o u re d it o v e r t h e
c a n dl e
a n d t o my d e ligh t e v e ry a to m o f th e Y e ll o w
L igh t t u rne d B la ck
T h a t w a s i n d e e d th e
p ro ud e st m o m e nt o f my li fe ! T h e n I fill e d a
—
b o x wi th it
A n d no w
w o ul d a n y o n e l ik e
t o ge t u n d e r th e bl a n k e ts a nd s e e it
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D e a d s il e n c e fo ll o w e d th i s a pp e a l b ut a t l a st
B ru n o s a id I ll ge t u n d e r if it w o n t j i n gl e
my e lb o w s
S a t is fi e d o n t hi s p o i n t B r u n o c ra w l e d u n d e r
te r a mi n u te o r tw o c r a w l e d
t h e bl a n k e ts a n d a f
o u t a g a i n v e r y h o t a n d d u s t y a n d wi th h is h a i r
in th e w il de s t c o n f
u si o n
Wh a t d id y o u se e in th e b o x
S yl vi e
e a ge rly e n q u i re d
I sa w n ujf
B ru n o sa dly re pl i e d
It
in
w e re t o o d a r k !
He h a s d e sc rib e d th e a pp e a ra n c e o f th e
th e P r o f
t hi n g e x a c tly
e sso r e xcl a im e d wi t h
Bl a ck L igh t a n d N o thi n g l o o k
e n th u s i a s m
a t fi rs t s igh t
s o e x t re m e l y a l ik e
th a t I d o n t
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We will
n o w p ro c e e d t o t h e Th i rd E xp e r im e n t
e sso r c a m e d o w n
Th e P ro f
a n d le d t h e w a
y
to wh e re a p o st h a d b e e n d r iv e n fi rmly i n to
g ro u n d
To o n e s id e o f t h e p o st w a s
th e
wi th a n i ro n w e igh t h o o k e d
f
a s te n e d a c h a i n
ro m th e o t h e r s id e
a nd f
o n t o t h e e n d o f it
p roj e c te d a pi e c e o f w h a l e b o n e w i th a r i ng
a t t h e e n d o f it
T hi s is a m ost i n te re st i n g
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E xp e rim e
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P
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R O FE S S O R S
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w ill n e e d t im e I m a fra id b u t th a t is a t r ifl i ng
di sa d v a n ta g e
No w o b se r v e IfI w e re t o u n
h o o k th i s w e igh t a n d le t go it w o u l d fa l l to th e
g ro u n d Y o u do n o t d e n y t k u t
N o b o dy d e n i e d it
A n d in t h e sa m e w a y if I w e re to b e n d
—
th u s
th i s p i e c e o f wh a l e b o n e r o u n d th e p o s t
—
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n
ir
th u s
a n d p u t th e r i g o v e r t h i s h o o k
if I u n h o o k it it s tra igh t e n s
sta y s b e n t : b u t
i tse l f a g a i n Yo u do n o t d e n y tb a t ?
A ga i n no b o dy d e n i e d it
W e ll n o w s u pp o s e w e l e ft th i n g s j u s t a s
f
l o n g t im e Th e fo rc e o f t h e
or a
th e y a r e
w b a le bo n e w o u l d ge t e xh a u s t e d y o u k n o w a n d
it w o uld s ta y b e n t e v e n w h e n y o u u n h o o k e d it
No w w by s h o uld n t th e sa m e t h i n g h a pp e n
w i th t h e w e igb t ? Th e w b a le bon e g e ts so
u se d to b e i n g b e n t t h a t it c a n t str a n te n
i ts e l f a n y m o r e
W hy S h o u ld n t t h e w e igb t
e t so u s e d to b e i n g h e ld u
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Th a t s wh a t w e w a n t to k no w !
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Ho w l o n g m u st w e w a i t ? g ru mbl e d th e
E m p e ro r
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P ro fe s so r l o o k e d a t h is w a tch
We ll
I tb in k a t h o u sa n d y e a rs will do to beg in wi th
h e sa id
T h e n w e w ill c a u t i o u sly u n h o o k
t h e w e igh t : a n d if it s t ill s h o w s (a s p e rh a p s
a ll w e will h o o k
it will ) a sligb t te n d e n c y to f
it o n to th e c h a i n a g a i n a n d l e a v e it f
or
a n otb e r t h o u s a n d y e a rs
H e re th e E mp re ss e xp e ri e n c e d o n e o f th o se
fl a sh e s o f C o m m o n S e n se wh i c h w e re th e s u r
“
p r i se o f a ll a ro u n d h e r
M e a n wh il e th e re ll
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b e ti m e f
o r a n o th e r E xp e r i m e n t
s h e s a id
T h e re w ill in de e d
c ri e d th e d e ligh te d
P ro fe sso r
L e t u s re tu rn to th e pl a tf
o rm a n d
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p ro c e e d t o th e Fou r tb E xp e ri m e n t !
Fo r t h i s c o n cl ud i n g E xp e ri m e n t I will ta k e
—
a c e rt a i n
I f
Alk a li o r A cid
o rg e t which
No w y o u ll se e w h a t will h a pp e n wh e n I m ix
it w i t h S o m e
h e re h e to o k up a b o ttl e
a n d l o o k e d a t it d o u b t f
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wh e n I mix
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H e re t h e E mp e ro r i n te rru p te d
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n a m e o f th e s tu f
f
h e a sk e d
s a id t h e P ro
I d o n t re m e mb e r t h e n a m e
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l a b e l h a s c o m e o ff He
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p i e c e s up se tt i ng a ll th e m a ch i n e s a nd fill i n g
I s p ra n g
th e P a vil i o n wi t h t h ick bl a ck s m o k e
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m y so l i ta ry h e a rth wh e re th e
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p o k e r d ro pp i n g a t l a st fro m th e h a n d o f th e
h a d k n o ck e d o v e r th e to ng s a n d th e
sl e e p e r
filli ng th e a ir
s h o v e l a n d h a d u p s e t t h e k e tt l e
w i t h cl o ud s o f s te a m
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m e qui te a n o t h e r b e i n g
my l o s t fri e n d a n d c o m p a n i o n w e re s u n n y a s
I
t h e g e n i a l w e a t h e r t h a t s mil e d a ro u n d m e
d id no t v e nt u re t o t ro u bl e L a dy M u ri e l o r h e r
f
a th e r wi t h a n o t h e r c a ll s o so o n : b u t to o k a
w a lk i n to t h e c o u n try a n d o n ly tu r n e d h o m e
w a rd s wh e n th e lo w su n b e a m s w a r n e d m e t h a t
da y w o u ld s o o n b e o v e r
O n m y w a y h o m e I p a sse d th e c o tta g e wh e re
th e o ld m a n l i v e d w h o se f
a c e a lw a y s r e c a ll e d
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fi rs t m e t L a dy M u ri e l ;
a n d I gl a n c e d in a s I p a ss e d h a l fcu r i o u s t o s e e
if h e w e re s t ill l i vi n g t h e re
Ye s : th e o ld m a n w a s s t ill a l iv e
He w a s
s i tt i n g o u t in th e p o rc h l o o ki n g j u st a s h e d id
w h e n I fi r s t sa w h i m a t Fa fie ld
u
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it s e e m e d o n ly a f
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G o o d e v e n i n g ! I sa id p a u s i n g
G o o d e v e n i n g M a i ste r ! h e ch e e rfully
re s p o n d e d
W o n t e e s te p in
I s te pp e d in a n d too k a s e a t o n th e b e n c h
in th e p o rch
I m gl a d to s e e y o u l o o ki n g
s o h e a r ty
I be ga n
L a s t t i m e I r e m e mb e r
I c h a n c e d to p a ss j u st a s L a dy M u ri e l w a s
c o m i ng a w a y f
D o e s sh e s t ill
ro m t h e h o u s e
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S h e h a s na
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m a n y d a y s t o g e t h e r W e ll I m i n d th e v e r y
fi rst t i m e sh e c o m e a fte r w e d m e t a t R a ilw a y
S h e t o ld m e a s s h e c o m e to m a k
S ta t i o n
D e a r c h ild ! O n ly th i n k 0 th a t !
a m e nd s
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To m a k e a m e n d s fo r wh a t
Wh a t c o u ld sb e h a v e d o n e to n e e d it
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W e ll it w e re l o ik e thi s y o u se e
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b o th o n u s a w a i ti n g fu r t tra i n a t t j u n c t i o n
A n d I h a d se tte n my se n d o w n up a t t b e n ch
A n d S ta t i o n M a i s te r b e c o m e s a n d h e o rd e rs
m e
f f
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u u n d e rs ta n d ?
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y
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I re m e mb e r it a ll
I w a s th e re
I sa id
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my se l f th a t da y
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W e ll a n sh e a x e s my
a rdo n !
p a rd o n fu r t T hi n k 0 th a t n o w ! M
y p
A n o w d n e e r do w e e l li k e m e ! A h ! S h e s
b e e n h e re m a n y a t i m e s in t h e n W h y s h e
w e re in h e re o n l y y e ste re e n a s it w e re a
s i tti n
a s it m igh t b e
wh e r e y o u re a s i tt i ng
no w
l o o ki n s w e e te r a n d k i n d e r n o r a n
an
a nge l !
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f
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wa i te d a m i n u te o r t w o in s il e nc e fo r h im to
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sa y s s h e
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th e te a
s a y s sh e
A n s h e ligh ts t h e
A y sa y s I
pi p e fo r m e
A n d id n a M i n n i e s e t o u t y o u r
?
t e a in t p o rch
M y de a r I
A n I sa y s
sa y s
I m t h i n ki n g y o u re M i n n i e h e rs e n !
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a s l o vi n g a n
a s pl e a sa n t !
ta lk s to m e
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b e b o u n d I t h o w t it w e re M i n n i e c o m e a g a i n !
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it w a s th e o n l y i n sta n c e I h a d e v e r k n o w n o f
p rid e o fra n k s h o wi n g i tse l fin L a dy M u ri e l
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a s I w e n t h o m e w a rd s
t r u ly y o u k n o w h o w
m a k a m e nd s
to
S e a te d o n c e m o re by m y l o n e ly fi re s id e I
t r i e d to r e c a ll t h e s t ra n g e v i s i o n o f t h e n igh t
b e fo re a n d to c o nj u re u p th e fa c e o f th e d e a r
o ld P ro f
e s s o r a m o n g t h e bl a z i n g c o a l s
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w i t h j u s t a to u c h o f r e d
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h a st e , to th e B a n qu e t i n g H a ll wh e re th e fe a s t
h a d a l re a dy b e g un
No t im e w a s lo st in h e lp i n g th e d i s h e s a n d
v e ry sp e e dily e v e r y gu e s t fo u n d h is pl a te fill e d
w i t h g o o d th i n g s
I h a v e a lw a y s m a i n ta i n e d th e p r i n c ipl e
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W hy a c tu a lly h e r e s th e O th e r
P ro fe sso r ! h e c ri e d
A n d t h e re s n o pl a c e
”
l e ft fo r h i m !
Th e O th e r P ro f
e sso r c a m e in re a d i n g a l a rg e
b o o k wh ich h e h e ld cl o se to h is e y e s O n e
r e s ul t o f h is n o t l o o ki n g wh e re
h e w a s g o i ng
w a s th a t h e
tr ipp e d up
c ro sse d th e
as h e
S a l o o n fle w up i n to t h e a ir a n d f
e ll h e a vi ly
a c e in t h e m iddl e o f th e ta bl e
o n h is f
Wb a t a pi ty ! c ri e d th e ki n d h e a rte d P ro
f
e sso r a s h e h e lp e d h i m u p
It w o ul d n t b e m e if I did n t t rip sa id th e
O th e r P ro fe sso r
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m o st a ny tbing w o ul d b e b e tte r t h a n tb a t
he
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t o b e a yb o dy e l se d o e s it
to B r u n o
I s go t
To wh ich B ru n o g ra v e l y re pl i e d
nu f
fin o n my pl a te
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e sso r h a st ily p u t o n h is s p e c ta cl e s
a c ts w e re
a ll r igh t t o
to m a k e s u re t h a t th e f
b e gi n wi th : t h e n h e tu rn e d h is j o lly ro u nd
o r tu n a te o w n e r o f t h e e mp ty
f
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W e ll B r u n o sa id a l i ttl e d o u b tfu lly
I
t h i n k I ll ta k e s o m e pl u m p u ddi n g
pl e a se
”
whil e I th i n k o f it
s w a s a w h i sp e r f
O h B ru n o !
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i
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r
o
(
It i sn t g o o d m a n n e rs to a sk f
S yl vi e )
or a
d i s h b e fo re it c o m e s !
A n d B r u n o w h i s p e re d b a c k
Bu t I migh t fo r
o r so m e
wh
e t t o a sk f
e n it c o m e s
o o k no w
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I do f
o rg e t t h i n g s
s o m e t im e s
h e a dd e d
s e e i n g S yl vi e a b o u t t o wh i s p e r m o r e
A n d t b is a sse r t i o n S ylvi e did n o t v e n tu re t o
c o n tra d ic t
M e a n wh il e a c h a i r h a d b e e n pl a c e d fo r th e
O th e r P ro fe sso r b e tw e e n t h e E mp re ss a n d
S yl vi e
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o u n d h i m a r a t h e r u n i n t e re s t
ing n e ighb o u r : in f
a c t s h e c o u ld n t a f
te r w a r d s
r e m e mb e r t h a t
h e h a d m a d e m o r e t h a n on e
b a n q ue t a n d
re m a rk t o h e r d u r i n g th e wh o l e
Wh a t a c o m fo r t a D i c ti o n a r y is !
th a t w a s
te rw a rd s t h a t s h e h a d b e e n
h
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ra id o fh i m t o sa y m o r e t h a n
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S ir
O n w hi c h B r u n o e xp re ss e d
t h e i r c o n v e rs a t i o n
a v e ry de c ide d o pi n i o n t h a t tb a t w a s n t w o r th
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Ho w m a n y p e n n i e s is th e re in
th e m o r n i n g
A n d a n o th e r w a s
Oh
t w o s h ill i n g s
B ru n o ! S yl vi e i n te rrup te d
Tb a t w a s n t a
”
B r u n o fi e rc e ly re pl i e d )
r iddl e !
It w e r e !
B y th i s ti m e a w a i te r h a d s uppl i e d B ru no
wi th a pl a te ful o f som e tb ing wh ich d ro v e th e
plum p u ddi ng o u t o f h is h e a d
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A n o th e r a d v a n ta g e o f d i n n e r p a rt i e s th e
P ro fe sso r ch e e rfu lly e xpl a i ne d fo r th e b e n e fi t
is th a t it h e lp s
o f a n y o n e t h a t w o uld l i s te n
u t o se e y o u r f
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r ul e wi t h a m o u s e
T h i s C a t s v e ry ki n d to t h e M o u s e s B ru n o
a t s p e ci
sa id s to o p i n g to s tro k e a r e m a r k a bly f
m e n o f t h e ra c e t h a t h a d j u st w a ddl e d i n to th e
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so t h i rs ty !
s a id S yl vi e
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k n o w sa id B r u n o : b u t I w a n te d
m in e f
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l o o k e d u n c o n vi n c e d : h o w e v e r it
S yl vi e
u se
o r h e r e ve r to r e f
s e e m e d qui te i mp o ss ibl e f
wh a t h e r b ro th e r a sk e d : so s h e q u i e tly fill e d
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th e y d o n t p u t s o m e l u mp s o fic e in th e g ra te
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k n o w a n d y o u s it ro u n d it a n d e nj o y th e
w a rm th Ho w j o lly it w o u ld b e to fill it n o w
wi th l u mp s o f ic e a nd s it ro u n d it a n d e nj o y
th e c o o l t h !
Ho t a s it w a s S ylvi e s h iv e re d a l i ttl e a t t h e
It s v e ry c o ld ou tside
id e a
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re pl i e d
e xpl a i n e d t o h im t h a t h e o u b t t o m a k e b o o ts
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wi th li ttle i ro n fra m e s u n d e r th e so l e s t o h o ld
l a mp s ! Bu t h e n e v e r tb in k s No o n e w o u ld
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Ve ry fe w p e o pl e e v e r t h i n k
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Ye t h o w s i mpl e it is !
o ftb a t
Ye s it s v e ry s i mpl e
S yl vi e sa id p o l i te ly
”
Ha s t h e c a t h a d e n o ugh ?
Th i s w a s to
B r u n o w h o h a d b ro ugh t b a ck th e sa uc e r o n ly
h a l fe mp ti e d
Bu t B r u n o did n o t h e a r th e qu e s ti o n
T h e re s so m e b o dy s c ra tch i n g a t th e d o o r
”
a n d w a n t i n g to c o m e
in
h e sa id
A nd h e
s c ra mbl e d d o w n o f
f h is ch a i r a n d w e n t a n d
c a u t i o u s l y p e e p e d o u t t h ro ugh th e d o o r w a y
Wh o w a s it w a n te d to c o m e in
S yl vi e
a sk e d a s h e r e t u r n e d to h is pl a c e
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to M o u se s
A n d it sa id
Bu t I s go t so m e
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Wh a t a fa t c a t it is
s a id t h e L o rd C h a n
c e llo r
l e a n i n g a c ro ss th e P ro fe sso r to a dd re ss
h is s m a ll n e ighb o u r
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w fu ll y fa t wh e n it c a m e d in sa id
u ll e r if
s o it w o uld b e m o re w o n d e r f
B ru n o
it go t t hi n a ll in a m i n u te
th e
A n d t h a t w a s th e re a so n I s upp o s e
L o rd C h a n c e ll o r s u gg e s te d
why y o u did n t
giv e it th e re st o ft h e m ilk
It w e re a b e tte re r
No sa id B ru n o
I to o k e d th e s a uc e r up c a u se it w e re
re a so n
s o d i s c o n te n te d !
It d o e s n t l o o k s o to m e
s a id t h e
L o rd
C h a n c e ll o r
Wh a t m a d e y o u th i n k it w a s
d i s c o n te n te d
Ca u se it g ru mbl e d in its t h ro a t
O h B ru n o ! c ri e d S yl vi e
W hy th a t s
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t s h o w t h e y r e p le a se d
th e w a y
B ru n o l o o k e d d o u b tfu l
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w ay
h e o bj e c te d
O o w o u ld n t s a y I w e re
pl e a se d ifI m a d e t h a t n o i s e in my t h ro a t !
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Wh a t a s i ng u l a r b o y ! t h e L o rd C h a n
c e llo r w h i s p e r e d
t o h im s e l f: b u t B r u n o h a d
c a u gh t t h e w o rd s
Wh a t do it m e a n to sa y a sing u la r b o y
h e whi sp e re d to S yl vi e
It m e a n s on e b o y
S yl vi e whi s p e re d in
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T h e n I s w e ll y gl a d I is a s i n g u l a r b o y
B r u n o sa id wi th g re a t e mph a s i s
It w o u ld b e
b or r id to b e tw o o r t h re e b o y s !
P ra p s t h e y
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w o uld n t pl a y wi th m e !
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b
s a id th e
Why s ou ld th e y
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C o uld n t if I w a s a w a k e
B ru n o sa id
cu n n i n gly
O h b u t th e y m igh t i n d e e d ! th e O th e r
P ro fe sso r p ro te ste d
B o y s d o n t a ll go to
sl e e p a t o n c e
u k no w
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o t h e se
b
y
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y
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b u t w h o a re y o u ta lki n g a b o u t
He n e ve r re m e m b e rs to a s k t h a t fi rst ! th e
P ro fe ss o r wh i sp e re d to th e c h ild re n
—
Why t h e r e s t o f m e a c o u rse ! B r u n o
tr i u mph a n tly
S upp o s i n g I w a s
e x c l a im e d
t w o o r t h re e b o y s !
Th e O th e r P ro fe s so r s igh e d a n d s e e m e d to
b e s i n ki n g b a ck i n to h is re v e ri e ; b u t s u dd e n ly
b righ te n e d u p a g a i n a n d a dd re ss e d th e P ro
T h e re s n o th i n g m o re to b e d o n e
f
e ss o r
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is t h e re
n ow
W e ll t h e re s th e di n n e r to fi n i s h th e P ro
a n d th e
f
e sso r sa id wi t h a b e w ild e re d s m il e :
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he at
YL V IE
A ND
be a r
I
B R UNO
L DED
CO NC U
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h o p e y o u ll e nj o y th e di n ne r
— s uch a s it is a n d t h a t
u w o n t m i n d th e
o
;
y
—
he a t
s uch a s it i s n t
Th e s e n te n c e sou n de d w e ll b u t so m e h o w I
c o u ld n t q u i te u n d e rsta n d it ; a n d th e O th e r
P ro fe sso r s e e m e d to b e n o b e tte r o ff
S uch
a s it i s n t w b a t ?
h e p e e vi s hly e n qu i re d
It i s n t a s h o t a s it m igh t b e
t h e P ro
f
e ss o r re pl i e d
c a tchi ng a t th e fi rst id e a t h a t
c a m e to h a n d
Ah I se e wh a t y o u m e a n n ow
th e O th e r
P ro fe s so r g ra c i o u sly re m a rk e d
It s v e r y
b a dly e xp re ss e d b u t I q u i te se e it n ow ! Th i r
te e n m i n u te s a n d a h a l f a o
w
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g
l o o ki n g fi rs t a t B ru n o a n d t h e n a t h is w a t ch
a s h e sp o k e
h
i
o u s a id
t
s C a t s v e r y ki n d to
y
t h e M o u se s
It m u s t b e a s i n gul a r a n im a l !
B r u n o a fte r c a re fully e x
sa id
S o it a r e
a m in in
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m
a k e s u re h o w m a n y t h e re
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c a u s e it p lay s w i t h th e M o u se s
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B A NQ UE T
T HE
36 1
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j u st wh a t I don t k n o w th e
O th e r P ro fe s s o r re j o i n e d
M y b e l i e f is it
pl a y s wi th t h e m to k ill th e m !
O h t h a t s qu i te a a ccide n t
B ru n o b e g a n
so e a g e rl y t h a t it w a s e vi d e n t h e h a d a l r e a d y
p ro p o u n d e d t h i s v e r y d i ffic u l ty to t h e Ca t
It sp la in e d a ll t h a t to m e wh il e it w e re
It sa id
I t e a c h e s th e
d ri n ki n g t h e mil k
M o u se s n e w g a m e s : th e M o u s e s l ik e s it e v e r
It sa id S o m e t im e s l i t tl e a ccid e n ts
so m u c h
h a pp e n s
s o m e t i m e s th e
M o u se s kill s t h e i r
It sa id I s a l w a y s w e lly so rr y wh e n
se l v e s
It s a id
th e M o u se s kill s t h e i rse l v e s
If it w a s so ve ry s o rr y S yl vi e sa id r a th e r
d i sd a i n fu lly it w o uld n t e a t th e M o u s e s a fte r
th e y d kill e d t h e m s e l v e s !
Bu t thi s d i f
fi c u l ty a l so h a d e vid e n tl y n o t
b e e n l o s t s igh t o f in th e e xh a u s t iv e e th i c a l dis
c u s s io n
j u st c o n c l ud e d
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th e
(
o ra to r c o n s t a n tly o m i tt e d
as
s up e r flu o u s
h is
o w n s h a re in t h e
di a l o g u e a n d m e re ly g a v e u s
th e re pl i e s o fth e C a t
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n e ve r o b e c k s t o b e e a t e n
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It h a d n t t im e to sa y s uch a lo t o f t h i ng s !
S ylvi e i n te rr up te d i n dig n a n tly
O o do o sn t k n o w h o w C a ts s p e a k s ! B r u n o
re j o i n e d c o n te m tu o u sl y
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h a d t h e re so l u t i o n to s a y wh e n th e P r o f
e sso r
f
h i m a fo u rt h s l ic e o f p lu m u dding
of
e re d
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I t h i n k s t h re e h e lp i ng s is e n o ugh !
S udd e n l y th e P ro f
e s s o r s ta r te d a s if h e h a d
b e e n e l e c t rifi e d
Why I h a d n e a rl y fo r
g o tte n th e m o st i mp o rta n t p a rt o f t h e e n te r
t a in m e n t !
Th e O th e r P ro f
e s so r is to re c i te a
”
—
T a l e o f a P ig
I m e a n a P ig T a l e
h e co r
re c te d h im s e l f
It h a s In tro duc to ry V e rse s
a t th e b e gi n n i n g
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w a s a n i n s ta n t s il e n c e t h ro ugh
t h e B a n qu e t i n g H a ll : t h e y e vi d e n t ly e xp e c t e d
a s p e e ch
L a di e s a n d g e n tl e m e n
P ro fe ss o r
th e
b e g a n th e O th e r P ro fe s so r is so ki n d a s to
r e ci t e a
P o e m Th e t i t l e o f it is Th e P ig
He n e v e r re c i te d it b e fo re
Tale
G
e n e ra l
(
ch e e ri ng a m o n g th e gu e sts )
He will n e v e r
re c i t e it a g a i n !
F
a n d w ild
ra n t i c e x c i te m e n t
(
ch e e r i ng a ll d o w n th e h a ll th e P ro fe sso r h im s e l f
m o u n ti n g th e ta bl e in h o t h a ste to l e a d th e
c h e e r i n g a n d w a v i n g h is s p e c ta c l e s in o n e h a n d
a n d a s p o o n in t h e o t h e r
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a n d w e ll,
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L ittle Bir ds
A ll
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to
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Wb e n a n d b ow b e p le a se s
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S o tb e
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Ta le beg in s
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Tb e re
Be s ide
By day
It
r u in e d
a
b im
se e
ce r ta
a lon e
p
um
b is
m a de
be
beu rt
b is b oofs
w r ing
cou ld
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k ou t
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is it G
or
m oa n
a nd
in Ca m e l b e a r d b im
Ca m e l
A
L DED
sa t
s t ir re d a
b a ve
Be ca use b e
A
P
a nd n i b t
g
w o u ld
To
P ig tb a t
w as a
CO NC U
B R UNO
A ND
ou t
?
Wb a t
is tb is be llow ing a bou t ?
Tb a t P ig rep lie d, w itb qu ive r ing
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Be ca use I
Tb a t Ca m e l
s ca nn e d
Mtb i
nk s
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I
n e ve r
ca n n ot
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k ne w
w o bble d so
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A ll
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tb ose
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tb ing
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b ow e ve r
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dre a m y
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too
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Tb a t
Do
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say
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P IG -TA
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Tb a t Ca m e l p a sse d a n d left b im
Be s ide tb e r u in e d P u m p
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w as
tb a t P ig
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de sp a ir
His sb r ie ks of a ng u isb fille d
He w r u ng b is b oofs b e re n t
,
Be ca use b e
Tb e r e
w as
A
k
s le e
a
cou ld
n ot
Frog zb u t
a n d s b in ing
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A nd
sa
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id
A n d bitte r
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ca n n ot
um
Tb a t Fr og b e g r in n e d
A n d b it b is
O P ig
A n d y ou
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be
,
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sa
s b a ll se e
in u te ,
m
id,
f
w
b a t y ou
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be
a in t
r om
firs t
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fi
Tb a t P ig look e d
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Yo u r
Co m
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Br ing
na m e
co m
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By te a cb ing
My f
My g
ee
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to
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tb is
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ba t
um
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p
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in w a r d
my
do y
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r u in e d
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a ll,
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s m a ll,
br ok e n b e a r t
to
a ll,
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a nd
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can
a re
m e
s b a ll
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tb a t y
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bu m p
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s o m e tb in
on
a
m e,
s b a ll s e e
tb roug b
,
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by
m a ny
m a ny
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fe e
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Wh e n
B R U NO
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V e rse h e w e n t a c ro ss to t h e fire pl a c e a nd
u t h is h e a d up th e c h im n e y
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p
h e l o s t h is b a l a n c e a n d f
e ll h e a d fir st i n to t h e
e mp ty
g ra te a n d go t so fi rmly fix e d th e re
t h a t it w a s
so m e
b e fo re h e c o uld b e
t im e
d ra gg e d o u t a g a i n
B ru n o h a d h a d t im e to sa y I th o ugh t h e
w a n te d to se e h o w m a n y p e o pl e s w a s up
th e c h imbl e y
—
A n d S yl v i e
no t
h a d s a id
Cb im n e y
ch imbl e y
A n d B r u n o h a d sa id
D o n t ta lk u bb is h
All th i s whil e th e O th e r P ro fe s so r w a s b e i ng
e x tra c te d
”
Yo u mu st h a v e bl a ck e d y o u r f
a ce !
th e
or
E mp re s s s a id a n xi o u sly
Le t m e s e n d f
s o m e so a p
Th a n k s n o
O th e r P ro fe s so r
s a id
th e
k e e pi n g h is fa c e t u r n e d a w a y
B l a ck s qui te
a r e sp e c ta bl e
c o l o u r B e s id e s s oa p w o ul d b e
n o u s e wi t h o u t w a te r
K e e pi n g h is b a ck w e ll t u rn e d a w a y fro m
th e
a u di e n c e
h e w e nt o n wi t h t h e In tro
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I ha ve n
B R U NO
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S yl vi e
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whi
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Th e n I w o n t c ry sa id B r u n o m a n fu lly
T h e re a re m o re In tro d u c to ry V e rse s to
but I m
come
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th e
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Wh e re did y o u ge t th a t c a k e
w h i s p e r e d to B ru n o
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Bu t y o u s h o uld n t a sk f
o r th i ng s !
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k n ow y o u s h o u ld n t !
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B ru n o ta ki n g a fre sh
s a id
m o u th fu l : h e g ive d it m e
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o r a m o m e nt :
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s h e sa w
h e r w a y o u t o f it
h im to giv e m e so m e !
th e P ro
Yo u s e e m t o e nj o y th a t c a k e
f
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p e re d t o S yl vi e
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t o lik e to m u n c h
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Th e
A nd
O th e r P ro fe sso r c a ugh t th e w o rd
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I h o p e y o u re e nj o yi n g y ou r se lfi l i ttl e M
h e e n q u i re d
B ru n o s l o o k o f h o rro r qu i te s ta rtl e d h im
”
No in de e d I a re n t ! h e sa id
Th e O th e r P ro f
l o o k e d th o ro ughly
e ss o r
We ll w e ll ! h e sa id
p uzzl e d
Try so m e
A n d h e fill e d a gl a ss a n d
c o w s l ip w i n e !
h a n d e d it to B ru n o
D ri n k th i s my d e a r
”
a n d y o u ll b e qu i te a n o th e r m a n !
Wh o s h a ll I b e
sa id B r u n o p a u s i n g in
t h e a c t o fpu tt i n g it to h is lip s
”
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D o n t a sk so m a n y qu e sti o n s ! S yl vi e
i n te rp o s e d a n xi o u s to sa v e th e p o o r o ld m a n
f
ro m f
u r th e r b e wild e r m e n t
S upp o se w e ge t
th e P ro f
e s so r to te ll u s a s to ry
B ru n o a d o p te d th e id e a wi th e n t hu s i a s m
”
P le a se do !
h e c r i e d e a g e rl y
S u m fin
—
a bo ut
t ig e rs
a n d bu mbl e b e e s— —a n d ro bi n
re db re a s ts
o o k n o ws
Why sh o u ld y o u a lw a y s h a v e live th i n g s
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A ND
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L D ED
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BR U NO
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Th e
P ro fe sso r b e g a n flu e n tly e n o u gh
O nce
c o i n c id e n c e w a s ta ki n g a w a lk wi t h a l i ttl e
a
—
a ccid e n t a n d t h e y m e t a n e xpl a n a ti o n
a ve ry
—
l
o d e xpl a n a t i o n
so
o ld
t h a t it w a s q u i t e
d o ubl e d u p a n d l o o k e d m o re l ik e a c o n u n
f s udd e n ly
d rum
h e b ro k e o f
P le a se go o n
b o th ch ild re n e xcl a im e d
Th e P ro fe ss o r m a d e a c a n did c o n f
e ss i o n
It s a v e r y di f
ficul t s o r t to i n v e n t I fin d
S upp o se B r u no te ll s o n e fi rst
B ru n o w a s o n ly to o h a ppy to a d o p t t h e
s ugg e s t i o n
O n c e th e re w e re a P ig a n d a A cc o r di o n
a n d tw o
a rs o f O ra n g e m a r m a l a d e
j
”
m u r m u re d t h e
Th e dr a m a t is p e r son a
P ro fe sso r
W e ll wh a t th e n
S o wh e n th e P ig pl a y e d o n th e Acc o rd i o n
B ru n o w e n t o n
o ne
o f t h e j a rs o f O ra n g e
m a rm a l a d e did n t l ik e th e tu n e a n d th e o th e r
a r o f O ra n g e m a r m a l a d e
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h e wh i s p e re d
a n xi o u s ly
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Th e
L D ED
BRUNO
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x t th i ng to b e d o n e th e P ro fe sso r
ch e e rfu lly re m a rk e d to th e L o rd C h a n c e ll o r
a s so o n a s t h e a ppl a u se
c a u se d by th e r e ci ta l
P ig T a l e h a d c o m e to a n e n d is to
o f th e
d ri n k th e E m p e ro r s h e a l th is it n o t
”
!
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th e
L o rd C h a n c e ll o r t e
pl i e d wi th much so l e m n i ty a s h e ro se to h is
f
giv e t h e n e c e ssa ry d i re c ti o n s fo r th e
e e t to
”
c e re m o ny
F ill y o u r gl a sse s ! h e t hu n d e re d
Al l d id so i n sta n tly
D r i n k th e E mp e ro r s
”
h e a l th !
A g e n e ra l gu rgli ng re so u n d e d a ll
“
H a ll
Th re e ch e e rs fo r th e
t h ro ugh th e
a i n te s t p o ss ibl e
E mp e ro r !
Th e f
so u n d f
ol
l o w e d tb is a n no u n c e m e nt : a n d th e C h a n c e ll o r
wi th a dm i ra bl e p re se n c e o f m i n d i n sta n tly
p ro cl a im e d A S p e e ch fro m th e E mp e ro r !
Th e E mp e ro r h a d b e gu n h is s p e e ch a lm o st
b e fo re th e w o rd s w e re u tte re d
H o w e ve r
—
b
ro
r
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THE
P IG TA LE
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Ho w l o n g th i s c u ri o u s sp e e ch m igh t h a v e
l a ste d it is i mp o ss ibl e to s a y fo r j u st a t th i s
m o m e n t a h u rri c a n e sh o o k th e p a l a c e t o its
f
bu rs ti n g o p e n th e wi n d o w s e x tin
o u nd a ti o ns
u is h in
h
so m e o f t h e l a mp s a n d fi ll i n
t
e a ir
g
g
g
w i th cl o ud s o f du st wh ich to o k st ra n g e sh a p e s
in th e a ir a n d s e e m e d to f
o r m w o rd s
Bu t th e s to r m s ub s id e d a s s udd e n l y a s it h a d
—th e c a se m e n ts s wu n g i n to t h e i r pl a c e s
r i se n
a g a i n : th e
du st v a n i sh e d : a ll w a s a s it h a d
—
b e e n a m i n u te a go
wi t h th e e xc e p t i o n o f
E mp e ro r a n d E mp re ss o v e r wh o m h a d
th e
c o m e a w o n d ro u s ch a ng e Th e v a c a n t sta re
h a d p a ss e d a w a y : a ll
th e m e a n i n gl e ss s m il e
c o uld s e e t h a t th e se tw o s tra n g e b e i n g s h a d
re t u rn e d to t h e i r s e n s e s
Th e E mp e ro r c o n t i n u e d h is s p e e ch a s if
A nd w e h a v e
t h e re h a d b e e n n o i n te rr up t i o n
—
m
f
t
b e ha ve d
wi
l
ik
a nd I
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o a rra n t
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K n a v e s We d e se rv e n o b e tte r n a m e Wh e n
m y b ro th e r w e n t a w a y y o u l o st th e b e st Wa r
de n y o u e v e r h a d
A n d I v e b e e n d o i ng my
b e st w re tc h e d hyp o c ri te th a t I a m to ch e a t y o u
i n to m a ki ng m e a n E mp e ro r Me ! O n e th a t
h a s h a rdly go t t h e wi ts to b e a s h o e bl a ck
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B R UNO
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CO NC U
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Th e
L o rd C h a n c e ll o r w ru ng h is h a n d s in
He is m a d g o o d p e o pl e ! h e w a s
d e sp a i r
b e gi n n i n g But b o th s p e e c h e s s to pp e d s u d
de n ly
a n d in th e d e a d s il e n c e t h a t f
o ll o w e d
a k n o cki n g w a s h e a rd a t th e o u te r d o o r
Wh a t is it
w a s t h e g e n e ra l c ry
P e o pl e
b e g a n ru n n i n g in a n d o u t
Th e e xci te m e n t
i n c re a se d e v e ry m o m e n t Th e L o rd C h a n c e ll o r
ra n
o rg e tt i n g a ll t h e r ul e s o f C o u r t c e re m o n y
f
f
ul l s p e e d d o w n th e h a ll a n d in a m i n u te
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THE
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H igh ne sse s !
B e gg a r a g a i n ! S h a ll
Im p e r i a l
o ld
he
b e ga n
we
se
.
t th e
d o g s a t h im
B r i n g h i m h e re
s a id t h e E mp e ro r
Th e C h a n c e l l o r c o ul d s c a rc e l y b e l i e v e h is
D id
e a rs
He r e y o u r Im p e r i a l H igh n e ss
I righ tly u n d e rs ta n d
B ri n g h i m h e re 1 th e E mp e ro r t hu n d e re d
o nc e
m o re
Th e C h a n c e ll o r to t te re d d o w n
—
th e
a n d in a n o th e r m i n u te
th e
h a ll
c ro wd
divi d e d a n d th e p o o r o ld B e gga r w a s se e n
e n te ri n g t h e B a n qu e t i n g H a ll
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S Y VIE
A ND
B R UNO
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He w a s i n de e d a pi t i a bl e o bj e c t th e ra g s
w e re a ll s pl a sh e d wi th
t h a t hu n g a b o u t h im
m u d : h is wh i te h a i r a n d h is l o ng b e a r d w e re
Ye t h e w a lk e d
t o sse d a b o u t in w ild d i s o r d e r
a s if u se d t o c o m
u p righ t wi t h a s t a te ly t r e a d
—
—
m a n d : a n d stra n g e s t s igh t o f a ll S ylvi e
a n d B r u n o c a m e w i t h h im c li n gi n g t o h is h a n d s
a n d g a zi n g a t h im wi t h l o o k s o fs il e n t l o v e
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ro r w o u l d r e c e iv e t h e b o ld i n t ru d e r
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p
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ro m t h e s t e p s o f t h e d a i s
h e hu rl h i m f
no
To t h e i r u t te r a s to n i sh m e n t th e E mp e r
k n e l t a s th e b e gg a r a pp ro a c h e d a n d w i t h
or
”
b o w e d h e a d m u rmu re d F o rgiv e u s !
F o rgi v e u s
t h e E mp re s s k n e e li n g a t h e r
hu sb a n d s s i d e m e e kly r e p e a te d
Th e O u tc a st s m il e d
R i se up ! h e s a id
If
n d m e n sa w wi t h w o n d e r
o rgi v e
ou
A
y
t h a t a ch a n g e h a d p a sse d o v e r t h e o ld b e gg a r
Wh a t h a d se e m e d b u t n o w
e v e n a s h e sp o k e
to b e v il e ra g s a n d s pl a s h e s o f m ud w e re s e e n
to b e in t r u th k i n gly tra ppi n g s b ro id e re d wi t h
g o ld a n d sp a rkl i ng wi th g e m s All k n e w h im
now
a n d b e n t lo w b e f
o re t h e E ld e r B ro th e r t h e
t r u e W a rd e n
B ro t h e r m i n e a n d S i s te r m i n e
t h e Wa r
de n b e g a n in a Cl e a r v o ic e t h a t w a s h e a rd a ll
I c o m e n o t t o d i s t u rb
t h ro u gh t h a t v a st h a ll
a n d r ul e
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Fo r I a m ch o se n K i n g o fE lfla n d
ro m h e n c e
I re tu rn t h e re t a k i n g n o u gh t f
sa v e
—
h is v o i c e tr e mbl e d a n d
l
y
sa v e o n l y
on
f
o f i ne f
a bl e
te n d e r n e ss
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il e n c e o n th e h e a d s o f th e t w o
l i ttl e o n e s w h o c l u n g a ro u n d h im
Bu t h e re c o v e re d h im s e l f in a m o m e n t a n d
b e ck o n e d t o th e E m p e ro r to re s u m e h is pl a c e
T h e c o mp a n y s e a te d th e m se lv e s
a t t h e ta bl e
l
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a nd
th e
L o rd
C h a n c e ll o r ro se o n c e m o re to p ro p o se t h e
n e x t t o a st
—
th e h e ro o f th e da y
Th e n e x t to a st
why h e i sn t h e re ! h e b ro k e o ff in wild
c o n fu s i o n
G o o d g ra ci o u s ! E v e ryb o dy h a d fo rg o tte n
P ri n c e Uggu g
?
He w a s to ld o f th e B a n q u e t o f c o u rse
sa id t h e E mp e ro r
th e
Cha nce l lo r
re pl i e d
Un d o u b te dly !
Tb a t w o ul d b e th e d u t y o f t h e G o ld S t ick
in W a i t i n g
th e
L e t th e G o ld S t i c k c o m e f
o r w a rd s !
E mp e ro r g ra v e ly sa i d
I a t te n d e d
Th e G o ld S tic k c a m e fo rw a rd s
His Imp e r i a l F a tn e s s w a s th e s ta te m e n t
on
m a d e by th e tre mbl i n g o ffi c i a l
I to l d h im
o f th e L e c t u r e a n d t h e B a n q u e t
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s a id th e
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Nh a t fo ll o w e d
r igh te n e d
u n h a ppy m a n s e e m e d a lm o s t to o f
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His Imp e ri a l F a t n e ss w a s g ra ci o u sl y pl e a se d
His Im p e ri a l F a tn e ss w a s gra
t o b e s ulky
i
s Imp e r i a l
pl
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c io u s l
y
F a t n e ss w a s g ra ci o u sl y pl e a s e d to sa y I d o n t
c a re
D o n t c a re c a m e to a b a d e n d S yl vi e
I m n o t s u re
b ut I
wh i s p e re d to B ru n o
be lie ve h e w a s h a n g e d
Tb a t re sul t
Th e P ro f
e sso r o v e rh e a rd h e r
h e bl a n dly re m a rk e d
w a s m e re ly a c a s e o f
m i s ta k e n id e n ti t y
B o th ch ild re n l o o k e d p uzzl e d
P e rm i t m e to e xpl a i n
D on t c a re a nd
C a re w e re t wi n b ro th e rs
C a re y o u k n o w
kill e d t h e Ca t A n d th e y c a ugh t D o n t c a re
by mi sta k e a nd h a n g e d h i m i n ste a d A n d s o
C a re is a l iv e s till Bu t h e s v e r y u n h a ppy
wi th o u t h is b ro th e r
T h a t s why th e y sa y
B e g o n e dull C a re !
Th a n k y o u ! S ylv i e sa id h e a rtily
It s
v e r y e x tre m e ly i n te re st i n g Why it se e m s to
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W e ll n o t qui te e ve ry tb ing th e P ro fe sso r
m o d e stly re j o i n e d
Th e re a re t w o o r th re e
s ci e n t ific di f
ficul ti e s
Wh a t w a s y o u r g e n e ra l i mp re ssi o n a s to
His Imp e ri a l F a tn e ss
t h e E mp e ro r a sk e d
th e G o l d S t ick
M y imp re ss i o n w a s th a t His Imp e r i a l Fa t
n e ss w a s g e t t i n g m o re
M o re w b a t
A l l l i ste n e d b re a thl e ssly fo r th e n e x t w o rd
M o re P R ICK LY
!
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th e E m
n d th e
ro r e xcl a im e d
A
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e
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l ike a s h o t Th e E lfin K i ng sa dly s h o o k h is
he ad
No u se n o u se ! h e mu rmu re d to
h im se l f
L o v e l e ss l o v e l e ss
P a l e tre mbli n g s p e e chl e ss t h e G o ld S tick
c a m e slo wly b a ck a g a i n
?
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sa id
th e
E mp e ro r
Why do e s
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n o t t h e P r i n c e a pp e a r
sa id t h e P ro f
e ss o r
O n e c a n e a s ily gu e ss
His Imp e ri a l F a tn e ss IS wi th o u t d o ub t a
l i ttl e p re o cc u pi e d
B ru n o tu rn e d a l o o k o f so l e m n e n q u i ry o n
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Bu t th e
P ro fe sso r to o k n o n o tic e o f th e qu e s
He w a s e a g e rl y l i ste n i n g to th e G o ld
ti o n
S tick s re ply
P l e a se y o u r H igh n e ss ! His Im p e ri a l Fa t
n e ss is
No t a w o rd m o re c o uld h e u tte r
Th e E mp re ss ro se in a n a g o n y o f a l a rm
”
A n d t h e re
L e t u s go to h i m !
sh e c r i e d
o r th e d o o r
w a s a g e n e ra l r u s h f
B r u n o s l ip p e d o ff h is ch a i r in a m o m e n t
?
Ma y w e go to o h e e a ge rl y a sk e d Bu t
th e
K i n g d id n o t h e a r t h e qu e sti o n a s th e
P ro fe s so r w a s s p e a k i n g to h i m
P r e occup ie d
h e w a s sa yi n g
y o u r M aj e sty !
T h a t is
w h a t h e is
n o d o ub t !
Ma y w e go a nd se e h i m B ru no re p e a te d
Th e K i n g n o d d e d a sse n t a n d th e ch ild re n ra n
f In a m i n u te o r tw o t h e y re tu r n e d s l o wl y
of
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We ll
sa id th e K i n g
Wh a t s
a n d g ra v e l y
th e m a tte r wi th th e P r i n c e
He s
wh a t y ou sa id B ru n o re pl i e d
l o o k i n g a t th e P ro fe sso r
T h a t h a rd w o r d
A n d h e l o o k e d to S yl vi e f
o r a ss i sta n c e
P o rcupi n e sa id S yl vi e
No n o !
th e
P ro fe sso r c o rre c te d h e r
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p e rs i ste d S yl vi e
No t
t h a t o th e r w o rd a t a ll
A n d pl e a se will y o u
co m e
Th e h o u se is a ll in a n up ro a r
A
nd
(
o o d b e tte r b r i n g
an
up ro a r gl a ss wiz o o
a dd e d B ru n o
)
W e go t up in g re a t h a ste a n d fo ll o w e d th e
ch ild re n u p sta i rs No o ne to o k th e l e a st n o t ic e
o fm e b u t I w a s n t a t a ll s u r p r i se d a t th i s a s I
h a d l o n g r e a l i s e d th a t I w a s q ui te i n vi s ibl e to
—
t h e m a ll
e v e n t o S yl vi e a n d Br u n o
A ll a l o n g th e g a ll e ry th a t le d to th e P r i n c e s
a p a rt m e n t a n e xci te d c ro wd w a s s u rgi n g t o a n d
ro
f
a n d th e
B a b e ! o f v o ic e s w a s d e a fe n i n g
a g a i n s t t h e d o o r o f th e ro o m t h re e s t r o n g m e n
f
w e re l e a n i n g v a i n ly t ryi n g to s h u t it
o r so m e
g re a t a n i m a l i n s id e w a s c o n s ta n tly bu rst i ng it
h a l fO p e n a nd w e h a d a gl imp se b e fo re th e m e n
c o ul d p u s h it b a ck a g a i n o fth e h e a d o fa fu r i o u s
w ild b e a s t wi th g re a t fi e ry e y e s a n d g n a s h i n g
—
th e re
t e e th
Its v o ic e w a s a s o r t o f m ix tu re
w a s th e ro a r i n g o fa l i o n a n d th e b e ll o wi n g o fa
bul l a n d n o w a n d th e n a s c re a m lik e a gig a n tic
p a rro t
Th e r e is no j udgi n g by th e v o i c e !
e ss o r c r i e d in g re a t e x c i te m e n t
t h e P ro f
Wh a t
”
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is it
h e s h o u te d t o t h e m e n a t t h e d o o r
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g e n e ra l c h o ru s o f v o ic e s a n sw e re d h im
P o rcupi n e !
P r i n c e Uggu g h a s t u rn e d i n to
a P o r cupi n e !
A n e w S p e cim e n ! e xcl a im e d th e d e l igh te d
P ro fe ss o r
P ra y le t m e go in It s h o uld b e
l a b e l e d a t o nc e
Bu t th e s tro n g m e n o n ly pu sh e d h im b a ck
L a b e l it i n d e e d ! D o y o u w a n t to b e e a te n
up
th e y c r i e d
N e v e r m i n d a b o u t S p e c im e n s P ro fe sso r !
pu sh i n g h is w a y th ro u gh th e
sa id th e E mp e ro r
c ro wd
T e ll u s h o w to k e e p h im sa fe
th e Pr o f
e ss o r p ro mp tly t e
A l a rg e c a g e
h e sa id to th e
pl i e d
B r i n g a l a rg e c a g e
p e o pl e g e n e ra lly
wi th s tro n g b a rs o f s te e l
a n d a p o rt cull i s m a d e t o go up a n d do w n lik e
D o e s a n y o n e h a pp e n to h a v e
a m o u s e t ra p !
s uch a t hi n g a b o u t h i m
It did n t so u n d a l ik e ly s o rt o f t h i n g f
o r a ny
h o w e v e r t h e y b ro ugh t
o n e to h a v e a b o u t h i m
h im o n e d i re c tly : c u ri o u s ly e n o ugh th e re h a p
p e n e d to b e o n e s ta n di ng in th e g a ll e ry
“
a ci n g t h e o p e n i n g o f t h e d o o r a n d
P u t it f
”
d ra w up th e p o rtculli s !
T h i s w a s d o ne in a
m o m e nt
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B l a n k e ts n o w ! c ri e d th e P ro fe sso r
This
is a m o st i n te re s t i n g E xp e r i m e n t
T h e re h a pp e n e d to b e a p il e o f bl a n k e ts
cl o s e by : a n d th e P ro fe sso r h a d h a rdly s a id th e
w o rd w h e n th e y w e re a ll u n f
o ld e d a n d h e l d u
p
l i k e cu rta i n s a ll a ro u n d Th e P ro fe sso r ra pidly
a r ra n g e d t h e m in t w o ro w s
so a s t o m a k e a
d a rk p a ssa g e l e a d i n g stra igh t fro m th e d o o r to
th e m o u th o ft h e c a g e
No w fli n g th e d o o r o p e n !
T hi s d id n o t
n e e d t o b e d o n e : th e t h re e m e n h a d o n ly t o
l e a p o u t o f th e w a y a n d th e fe a rfu l m o n ste r
fl u n g th e d o o r o p e n fo r i ts e l f a n d wi t h a y e l l
l ik e th e whi stl e o f a s te a m e ngi n e ru s h e d In to
th e c a ge
!
No s o o n e r
D o w n wi th th e p o rtcull i s
re e ly o n c e
s a id t h a n d o n e :
a n d a ll b re a t h e d f
m o re o n se e i n g th e P o rc up i n e sa fe ly c a g e d
Th e P ro f
e ss o r r u bb e d h is h a n ds in c h ildis h
d e l igh t
Th e E x p e r im e n t h a s 6 9 9 9 9 9 6 9 6 ! h e
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p ro c l a i m e d
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ill y o u l e a d th e w a y
A n d th e o ld m a n a tt e n d e d by h is chil d re n
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h e a d e d th e p ro c e ss i o n d o w n sta i rs
S e e th e
l o v e l e ss l i fe ! h e sa id to B r u n o a s
f
a te o f a
To wh i c h
pl a c e s
th e y re tu rn e d
to
th e i r
I a l w a y s l o v e d S ylvi e
B r u n o m a d e re ply
s o I ll n e v e r
e t p ri c kly l ik e t h a t !
g
He is p ri c kly c e r ta i n ly s a id th e P ro fe sso r
w h o h a d c a u gh t t h e l a s t w o rd s
b u t w e m u st
re m e mb e r t h a t
h o w e v e r p o rc u pi n y h e is ro y a l
A fte r t hi s fe a st is o ve r I m g o i ng to
s t ill !
—
j u st
ta k e a l i t tl e p re se n t t o P r i n c e
Uggu g
hi m y o u k n o w : it i sn t pl e a sa n t
to s o o th e
l i vi ng in a c a g e
Wh a t ll y o u giv e h im fo r a bi rthd a y p re
”
?
B ru n o e n q u i re d
se n t
A s m a ll sa uc e r o f c h o pp e d c a rro ts re pl i e d
In gi vi n g bi r thd a y p re s e n ts
th e P r o f
e sso r
—
m
m
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s h o uld t h i n k
o tto is
e a p n e ss !
I
y
—
sa v e f
o r ty p o u n d s a y e a r by g ivi n g
oh
w ba t
a t wi n g e o f p a i n !
Wh a t is it
sa id S yl vi e a n xi o u sly
M y o ld e n e my ! g ro a n e d th e P ro fe sso r
L u mb a g o — rh e u m a t i s m — th a t so r t o fth ing
A nd h e
I th i n k I ll go a n d lie d o w n a b it
th e
B a n qu e t
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h o bbl e d o u t o f th e S a l o o n w a tc h e d by th e
p i tyi n g e y e s o fth e tw o ch ild re n
H e ll b e b e tte r s o o n ! th e E lfin K i ng sa i d
ch e e r ily
B ro th e r ! t u r n i n g to th e E m p e ro r
I h a v e s o m e b u s i n e ss to a rra n g e wi t h y o u
T h e E mp re s s will ta k e c a re o f th e
t o n igh t
c hild re n
A n d t h e t w o B ro t h e rs w e n t a w a y
t o g e t h e r a r m in a r m
Th e E mp re ss f
o u n d t h e c h ild re n ra th e r s a d
c o m pa ny
T h e y c o u l d ta lk o f n o th i n g b u t
d e a r P ro fe sso r a n d wh a t a pi ty h e s
th e
ill !
m a d e th e w e lc o m e
so
t ill a t l a s t s h e
p ro p o sa l L e t s go a n d se e hi m !
Th e c h ild re n e a g e rly g ra s p e d th e h a n d s sh e
w e n t o ff to th e P r o fe s
of
f
e re d t h e m : a n d w e
o u n d hi m lyi n g o n t h e
so f
a
s o r s s t udy a n d f
c o v e re d up w i th bl a n k e ts a n d re a di n g a l i t tl e
m a n u s c rip t b o o k
N o te s o n V o l T h r e e ! h e
mu r mu re d l o o k i n g u p a t u s A n d th e re o n a
ta bl e n e a r h i m la y th e b o o k h e w a s s e e ki n g
wh e n fi rst I sa w h i m
?
A n d h o w a re y o u n o w P ro f
e ss o r
th e
E mp re s s a sk e d b e n di n g o v e r th e i n v al id
Th e P ro f
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v e r ! h e sa id in a w e a k v o ic e
All o f m e
t h a t is n o t L u mb a g o is L o y a l ty !
A s w e e t s e n ti m e n t !
th e
E mp re ss e x
Yo u s e ld o m
c l a im e d wi t h te a rs in h e r e y e s
h e a r a n y thi n g so b e a u t i ful a s th a t
e v e n in
a V a l e nt i n e !
We m u st ta k e y o u to s ta y a t th e se a s id e
S ylvi e sa id t e n d e rly
It ll do y o u e v e r so
A n d th e S e a s so g ra n d
m uch go o d
Bu t a M o u n ta i n s g ra n d e r
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Wh a t
h e e g d b o u t th e S e a
sa id
P ro fe sso r
W hy y o u c o uld p u t it a ll
th e
i n to a te a cup !
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S om e o fit S ylvi e c o rre c te d h im
W e ll y o u d o n l y w a n t a c e rta i n n umb e r
—
A n d tb e n wh e re s
o f t e a cup s to h o ld it a ll
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th e
o u c o u l d c a rr y it a ll a w a y in a w h e e l b a rro w
y
in a c e r ta i n n umb e r o f y e a rs !
—
It w o u ld n t l o o k g ra n d
t h e bi ts o f it in
S yl vi e c a n d idly a dmi tte d
th e wh e e l b a r ro w
Bu t w h e n 0 0 p u t it to g e th e r a g a i n
B ru n o b e g a n
Wh e n y o u re o ld e r sa id th e P ro fe sso r
y o u ll k n o w tha t y o u ca n t p u t M o u n ta i n s
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g a i n s o e a s ily ! O n e l i v e s a nd o n e
”
l e a rn s y o u k n o w !
Bu t it n e e d n t b e th e sa m e o n e n e e d it ?
W o n t it do if I l i v e a n d if
s a id B ru n o
?
Sy lvie l e a rn s
I ca n t l e a r n w i th o u t l iv 1ng ! sa id S ylvi e
B ru n o
Bu t I ca n l iv e w i th o u t l e a r n i n g !
re to r te d
O o j u s t t ry m e
Wh a t I m e a n t w a s
t h e P ro f
e s so r b e g a n
th a t y o u d o n t
w as
l o o ki ng m u c h p u zzl e d
k n o w e ve ry tb ing y o u k n o w
Bu t I do k n o w e v e ry t hi ng I k n o w ! p e r
e ll o w
I k n o w e v e r so m a n y
s i s te d t h e l i t tl e f
E v e ry th i n g c e p t th e th i n g s I don t
th i ng s !
k n o w A n d S ylvi e k n o w s a ll th e re s t
Th e P ro f
e ss o r s igh e d
a n d g a v e it u
D
o
p
u k n o w wh a t a B o oj u m is
o
y
I k no w !
It s th e t h i n g
c ri e d B r u n o
w h a t w re n ch e s p e o pl e o u t o f th e i r b o o ts
He m e a ns b o o tj a c k
S yl vi e e xpl a i n e d
in a wh i s p e r
Yo u c a n t w re n ch p e o pl e o u t o fboots t h e
P ro fe sso r m ildly o b se r v e d
B ru n o l a u gh e d sa u c il y
O o ca n t h o ugh !
Un l e ss t h e y re w e lly t igh t in
to
g e th e r
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Y L V IE
A ND
CO NC U E D
B R UNO
L D
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O n c e up o n a t im e th e re w a s a B o oj u m
P ro fe sso r b e g a n b u t sto pp e d s u dd e n l y
th e
h e s a id
F a bl e
I f
re s t o f th e
o rg e t t h e
ro m
A n d t h e re w a s a l e ss o n t o b e l e a rn e d f
”
ra id I f
Im af
o rg e t tb a t t o o
it
”
B ru n o b e g a n in
I ll te ll 0 0 a F a bl e !
g re a t h u rry
O n c e t h e re w e r e a L o c u s t
a
A n d th e
a n d a E n gi n e d r i ve r
a n d a M a gp i e
L e sso n is t o l e a rn to ge t up e a rl y
”
S yl vi e sa id c o n
It i s n t a b it i n te re st i n g !
t e m p t u o u sly
Yo u s h o uld n t p u t th e L e sso n
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th e P ro f
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No ! sa id B ru n o
A d e a l s h o rte r a go
t h a n th a t
G u e ss a g a i n !
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e sso r
Ho w
I c a n t gu e ss sa id th e P ro f
?
l o ng a go
Why it i s n t i n v e n te d y e t
B r u no e x
cl a im e d tr iumph a n tl y
Bu t I b a ve i n v e n te d
”
?
a l o v e l y o ne !
S h a l l I sa y it
S yl
s a id
If y o u v e fin isb e d in ve n t in g it
v ie
A n d le t t h e L e s so n b e t o t r y a g a i n
Th e
No sa id B ru n o w i t h g re a t d e c i s i o n
L e sso n a re n ot to try a g a i n
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w e re a l o v e ly ch i na m a n wh a t sto o d
A n d h e s to o d a n d h e
ch i m bl e y pi e c e
,
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s to o
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da y h e
b le de d
of
a nd
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d id n t
h urt h is se l fo n e b it O n ly h e w ou ld try a g a i n
f h e h u r te d
A n d t h e n e x t t im e h e tu m b le de d o f
fe v e r so
h is s e l f w e lly m uch a n d b re a k e d o f
m uch v a rn i s h
Bu t h o w did h e c o m e b a ck o n th e Ch im
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s h e h a d a sk e d in a ll h e r l i f
e
)
c ri e d B r u n o
I p u t h i m t h e re
T h e n I m a fra id y o u k n o w s o m e th i n g a b o u t
s a id th e
P ro fe sso r
P e rh a p s
h is t u mbl i n g
o u p u sh e d h i m
y
To wh ich B r u n o re pl i e d v e r y s e r i o u s l y
D id n t pu sh e d h im m u cb —h e w e re a love ly
”
c h i na m a n
h e a dd e d h a st ily e vid e n tly v e r y
a n xi o u s to ch a n g e th e s ubj e c t
“
C o m e my ch ild re n ! s a id th e E lfin K i n g
w h o h a d j u s t e n t e r e d th e ro o m
We mu st
h a v e a l i ttl e ch a t to g e th e r b e fo re y o u go to
”
be d
A n d h e w a s l e a di n g t h e m a w a y b u t
a t t h e d o o r t h e y le t
o h is h a n d s a n d ra n b a c k
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S YLV IE
398
A ND
B R UNO
L DED
CO NC U
G o o d n igh t P ro fe sso r g o o d n igh t !
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,
,
l m n ly s h o o k h a n d s wi t h th e o ld
m a n w h o g a z e d a t h im w i t h a l o vi n g s mil e
whil e S yl vi e b e n t d o w n to p re ss h e r sw e e t lip s
up o n h is fo re h e a d
G o o d n igh t l i ttl e o n e s ! sa id th e P ro fe sso r
Yo u m a y l e a v e m e n o w
t o ru mi n a te
Im
a s j o lly a s t h e
da y is l o ng e xc e p t wh e n it s
n e c e ssa r y t o
so m e
v e ry di ffi c u l t
r u mi n a te
on
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h e m u rm u re d s l e e pily
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a ll o f m e
m
th a t i s n t
Bon b om m ie is R um i n a t i o n
S yl vi e e n qu i re d
Wb a t did h e sa y B ru n o
a s s o o n a s w e w e re s a f
e l y o u t o fh e a r i n g
I tb in k h e sa id A ll o f m e th a t i s n t B o n e
di se a se is R h e um a t i s m
Wh a te v e r a r e th a t
k n o cki ng S yl v i e
S yl vi e s to pp e d a n d l i ste n e d a n xi o u s ly
It
kick i n g a t a d o o r
s o u n d e d l ik e s o m e o n e
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b op e t i
s h e e xcl a i m e d
L e t s go o n
B ru n o sa id h a stily
T h e re s
fin to w a i t f
o r 00 k no w !
nu f
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C H A P T E R XXV
L IFE
THE
O UT
OF
D E A TH
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u n d o f kicki n g o r k no cki n g g re w
l o ud e r e v e ry m o m e n t : a n d a t l a s t a d o o r o p e n e d
D id y o u sa y Co m e in !
s o m e wh e re n e ar u s
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my l a n dl a dy a sk e d t im idly
S ir
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I r e pli e d
O h y e s c o m e in
Wh a t s
th e m a tte r
A n o te h a s j u st b e e n l e ft fo r y o u S ir by
He sa id h e w a s p a s si n g th e
th e b a k e r s b o y
H a ll a n d th e y a sk e d h im to c o m e ro u n d a n d
l e a v e it h e re
Pl e a se
Th e n o te c o n ta i n e d fiv e w o rd s o n ly
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c o m e a t o n c e M u ri e l
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I h a st il y p re p a re d
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D yi ng p e rh a p s !
to l e a v e th e h o u s e
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my l a n dl a dy
No b a d n e w s S ir I h o p e
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Th e b o y s a id a s
m e o ut
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by fi n di n g l ugg a g e lyi n g in th e e n tra n c e b e a r
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S u re ly s h e
or m e f
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n e e d n o t h a v e se nt f
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L a dy M u r i e l m e t m e in th e p a ss a g e
b u t it w a s th e e xci te
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sa id
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m e a ts did co ldl
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Ho w c r u e lly I w a s m i sj udgi n g h e r !
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YLV IE
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No n o ! sh e e a g e rly re pli e d
A t l e a st
E ri c is h e re Bu t
h e r v o ic e quiv e re d
b u t th e re is a n otb e r !
No n e e d fo r fu r th e r q u e s ti o n I e a g e rly
f
o ll o w e d h e r in
T h e re o n th e b e d h e la y
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I c o uld n o t s a y
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He b ro ugh t m e b a c k N e x t to G o d w e m u st
M u ri e l my wi fe !
th a n k b im
S il e n tly I s h o o k h a n d s wi th E r ic a n d wi t h
a n d wi t h o n e c o n s e n t w e m o v e d i n to
t h e E a rl
t h e s h a d e d s id e o f t h e ro o m wh e re w e c o u ld
w h o la y
t a lk wi t h o u t d i s t u rbi n g t h e i n v a li d
h o l di n g h is wi fe s h a n d in
s il e n t a n d h a ppy
h is a n d w a t ch i n g h e r w i t h e y e s t h a t s h o n e
wi th th e d e e p s te a dy ligh t o f L o v e
He h a s b e e n d e l i ri o u s t ill to da y E r i c
a n d e v e n t o da y h e
e xpl a i n e d in a lo w v o ic e
Bu t th e
h a s b e e n w a nde ring m o re th a n o n c e
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O UT
OF
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igh t o fb e r h a s b e e n n e w l i fe to h im
A nd
—
t h e n h e w e n t o n to te ll u s in w o uld b e c a re l e ss
—
I k n e w h o w h e h a te d a n y d i s pl a y o f
to n e s
—
h o w h e h a d i n s i s te d o n g o i ng b a ck to
f
e e l i ng
t h e pl a g u e s t rick e n t o w n to b r i n g a w ay a m a n
wh o m t h e d o c to r h a d a b a n d o n e d a s dyi ng b ut
a nc ie d
re c o v e r if b ro u gh t to
w h o m igb t h e f
th e h o s p i ta l : h o w h e h a d s e e n n o thi n g in th e
w a ste d fe a tu re s to re m i n d h i m o f A rthu r a nd
h i m wh e n h e vi s i te d th e
re c o g n i s e d
o nl y
h o s pi ta l a m o n th a fte r : h o w th e d o c to r h a d
f
o r bidd e n h i m t o a n n o u n c e th e di sc o v e ry sa y
in g th a t a n y s h o ck t o th e o v e r ta x e d b ra i n
m igh t kill h i m a t o n c e : h o w h e h a d s ta id o n a t
t h e h o sp i ta l a n d n u rs e d th e s i ck m a n by n igh t
f
a ll t h i s wi t h th e s tud i e d i n di f
e re n c e
a n d da y
w h o is re l a t i n g t h e c o m m o n pl a c e a c ts
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m an w h o h ad w on f
wo m a n h e lo ve d
Th e s u n is se tti n g
L a dy M u ri e l
s a id
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to
m o rro w
D E A TH
OF
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h ad f
o ll o w e d h e r
c ro ss
a n d w e re s ta n di n g in a l i tt l e g r o up
th e ro o m
ta lki n g in lo w to n e s in t h e g a t h e r i n g gl o o m
wh e n w e w e re s ta rtl e d by th e v o ic e o f th e s i c k
m an
m u rmu r i n g w o rd s to o i n d i st i n c t fo r t h e
e a r t o c a tc h
He is w a n d e ri n g a ga i n
L a dy M u r i e l
w hi s p e re d
a n d re t u r n e d t o t h e b e d s id e
We
d re w a l i ttl e n e a re r a l s o : b u t n o t h i s h a d n o n e
o ft h e i n c o h e re n c e o fd e l i r ium
Wb a t r e w a r d
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sb a ll I
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don e u n t o m e
—
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t ion a n d ca ll
a n d ca ll
p o o r w e a k e n e d m e m o ry fa il e d a n d th e fe e bl e
v o ic e d i e d i n to s il e n c e
His w i fe k n e l t d o w n a t th e b e d s i d e ra i se d
o n e o f h is a r m s a n d d re w it a c ro s s h e r o w n
f
o n dl y ki ss i n g t h e
t h i n w h i te h a n d th a t la y
so
l i stl e ssl y in h e r l o vi n g g ra sp It se e m e d
t o m e a g o o d o p p o r tu n i t y f
o r s te a l i n g a w a y
wi t h o u t m a k i n g h e r go th ro u gh a n y fo rm o f
p a r t in g : so n o dd i ng to th e E a rl a n d E ri c I
s il e n t ly l e f
t th e r o o m
E r ic fo ll o w e d m e d o w n
t h e s ta i rs a n d o u t i n to t h e n igh t
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k e d h im a s
so o n a s w e
w e r e fa r e n o u gh fro m th e h o u se
f
t o s p e a k in o r di n a ry to n e s
or m e
h e re pl i e d wi th e a g e r e mph a s i s
It is L ife
All
Th e d o c t o rs a re q u i te a g re e d a s to tb a t
h e n e e d s n o w th e y sa y is re s t a n d p e r f
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w
ill
i
in it ? II
su rv ve
2
.
56
So n g
arde n e r s
’
l
II
.
Fo rc e ; I 3 9 0
a m u se ; I 3 6 4
-
h i
.
II
ak e
to m
ow
Ne rve
p re ve n t
to
ow
Fro g, y o u n g, h o w to
Fu tu re L f
e W a t n te re sts
i
1
9
.
Fo rtu n a tu s P urse , h
-
1
.
30 1
.
l
’
Fre e
; I
.
h
e a tre s,
i
n se
g
ty o f; II
m o ra r e sp o n s b
e in ; I 1 0 0
Fa n g Ho u se s, L f
F n a Ca u se s, p ro b e m in
I 2 97
l
.
A b a tro ss ; I
l
w i th
A rgu m
64
1
.
Mttl
Ba r
e nt
; II 3 1 9
.
Ba n k e r s
’
.
S o a p ; II 3 1 9
Be a r
1 16
Bu f
f
out a
e ad ; I
a o ; I
8
Co a c
7
Do ub e R u e o f T re e ; I 1 6 8
a n d Fo u r ; I 1 1 6
E e p a n t ; I 6 5 ; II 3 3 4
G a rde n D o o r ; I 1 6 8
C e rk ; I 9 0
.
o
I 83
I 83
.
h
o sts,
-
; I
0
9
.
Wi fe ;
i
.
of
,
I
by S
h
G
o ve rn m e n t w
G
ra du a te d ra c e s o f
G
u e sts,
Mi
.
i th
o v ng
; I
a ro o
.
; I
1 06
l
R a tt
.
I 78
.
p e a re
V e ge
.
il
w ay
Ki
m a ny
M
an
; II
.
'
-
.
i
L te ra ture
I 58
f
or ; I 5 8
.
a p p ro p ria te
1
n
I
n d on e
s
a
g
.
2
.
je c t
S ub
99
45
,
.
.
’
.
e sn a k e
I 60
Ha pp in e ss e xc e ssi ve h o w to m o de ra te I 1 5 9
He a ve n i n c o n c e i va b l e to th o se o n E a rth II 2 6 0
Ho n e sty D r Wa tts a rgu m e n t fo r ; I 2 3 5
,
L e tte r
.
xv
.
,
.
.
Ne xt We e k
of
e
.
ak e s
-
il
r s
an
’
Bre a d sa u c e
G
’
.
K g
Mi ddl
.
65
.
in R a
,
.
1 06
I
We l te ri ng
Sh a k e sp e a re
h
p ; I 1 64
Hu sb a n d s Ni e c e ;
’
tre a tm e n t
h
.
-
S ste r s
ill
.
-
-
ta b e P
.
.
.
o ta m u s
.
l
l
P e n n y P o sta ge Sta m
.
.
.
l
.
.
ed
.
.
h is
f
ro m
o
.
-
l h
Hi pp p
G
of
h
-
l
.
.
II
.
1
72
;
;
G E NE R A
DEX
L
IN
.
Ho n e y m o o n s E xp e ri m e n ta l ; II 1 3 6
Ho ri z o n ta l We a th e r Bo o ts fo r ; I 1 4
Ho rse s R u n a w a y h o w to c o n tro l ; II 1 0 8
Ho t In k u se o f; II 3 5 7
Ho u se s Fa lli n g L i fe in ; I 1 0 0
Hu m o ri st R e vo l vi n g ; II 1 4 5
Hu n ti n g Mo ra li ty o f; I xx 3 1 8 ; II xviii
Hym n s a pp e a li n g to Se lfish n e ss I 2 7 6
.
,
.
,
.
,
,
.
,
.
,
,
.
,
,
.
,
.
.
l M
Id
‘
o u th s
e
; II 3 7
.
Im p o n de ra l
In c o n ve n e n t
II
1
.
i i
In st
Ki
K
i
i
Lad
n
i
e s,
1
.
i
i
f
e re n c e in
df
5
ih
’
er
m e an ng o f
ii
n,
o
w
d
g
so m e
i
I
i ti
a du
lt
D ra m
n
,
.
23
u
h
g
,
ow
il
Ch d s
’
to
a
.
24 1
.
242
i di
n
i di
n
i
II
c a te
1 1
.
7
4
l
e , ru e
v ew
i i
Wh t i
1
5
a t z a t o n o f;
Fu ture ,
I
;
na
p e rso n s n o t
Ml ti p l
m on
i
h o w to
w r t n g,
o f;
I
f
f
e ct
0
.
Lo g c
c e
95
2
Re t
So n g ; II
-
i i
r A rt st
f
o
y
2 43
.
-
s
F
g
n
I
a ge s o n
II
;
g
r
L e tte w r
i
e n t,
35 7
.
i
L e tte r
L e a st Co m
L f
e,
i
n e c e ssa r
.
im
i
n oc k
II
o n o fBra n
—
ta st
n
be
o
R e a so n ; II
nc t and
j e sti n g in
‘
id t
u se o f;
,
In ve rs
am
Co n ve n
n c tn e ss sa
Ho t
i
and
’
40
In d st
In k ,
66
1
.
i
I
j
’
a
of
,
li b l
a
e
pp li e d to
j e sti n g in ;
c a te
h
II 5 4
to
.
i
I
L te ra ture
II
1 1
.
S y n e ss in ; II
o f; II 2 6 0
.
.
7
1 1
5
.
I
1
33
n te re sts w
ill
i
su rv ve
in it ? II
.
E
E
25
6
G E NE R A L
4 18
i
L f
e, h
j
.
to e n o y ; I 3 3 5
ow
in Fa
lli
n
.
H
o u se s ;
g
hil d
P re se n t, C
l
’
I
1 00
.
; I 35 0
r e ve rse o rde r
i
i
IND E X
.
i
I 330
II 3 4 1
s v e w of
L gh t, B a c k , h o w to p ro du c e
L te ra tu re a s n fu e n c e d b y E
i l
.
.
l
i i ty
I 64
e c tr c
.
Ste a m ; I 6 4
8
I
f
or Ra w a
;
5
y
tre a te d b y r u e o fL e a st Co m m o n
.
il
‘
i l Bi d
L i ttl M
L tt
i
e
r
e
an
h
L tu rgy , C
i
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)
e
,
il
Cro c o d
of
i
o fL a d e s
2
.
I
o f;
2
.
Wa tts
.
i
I
o fb e n g
; I
; I
Lo v
n
u
s
q
2
.
73
0
3
35
do
.
or com
es
o ve
e n
or
Lun a
c-
L un a
cs ou
u m s,
s
nu
c
.
.
er n
a n e , re su
e
p ri vil e ge
o fb e
I
99
n
I
g
.
2
a
‘
‘
s,
es
a
e
s ze
a o sc o
n
s, o r
one
,
e
ec
.
1
81
II
.
1 33
2
.
99
.
.
c
s
.
n c re a s n
c on a n m os
j a ue
o r, a m o ra
n
or
o so
77
1
.
oe m
o
o
o ra
II
e
59
’
oo
a
o ra
’
ane
a
or
2
93
Mp b t i f ; II 6 9
Mtil d j
P
II
6
)
;
7
(
Mg l p ; II 3 3 4
Mi d B k Whi h t i
t S i
M y ff t fi
i g
l
f; I 3
p l yi g f
l t ; II 3 5
M li ty fSp t ; I 3 8 II iii
M l P hil p hy t h f Wh i h
,
.
2
o
II
I
2
.
i
1
.
Dog
th e
n
es
s
or
ra du a te d ra c e s o f
g
e
en
u u re u se
a n , a dva n ta e s o f
r
o
v
e
,
g
i l
u
r
e e
M
L tt
.
99
2
.
i it f
pl t A g m t i
i g b i g l d Whi h i b t ? I
ti A y l
f ; II
ft
3
lt f
ti
t— m b i g th
S
re
1
e
.
f
f
e ct
es
u
.
p ri vil e ge
l
M l ti p l
1
6
I
I
4
,
;
3
37 , 377
II 2 6 5
)
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(
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o fD r
l
P
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(
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s
.
.
,
xx,
e ac
o
ac
1
e rs o
.
? I
.
2 1
12
.
1
.
.
.
c e nce
xv
c
.
a re m o st e ste e m e d
G E NE RA
Mi
n
o v g G u e sts
i
P
Mi
II
IN
II
43
1
.
l
h o w to ge t a rge st a m o un t
Wh y is it so m e t m e s n o t p
us c ,
n
.
145
.
c tu re s ;
DEX
L
i
i
g
ve n
e a s ng ?
II
o f in
l
i
i
I 338
t m e
6
5
I
.
.
Ne ro th e D o g K i ng ; I 1 7 5 II 5 8
Ne rve Fo rc e a n d Fre e Will I 3 9 0
Ne rve s sl o w a c ti o n o f I 1 5 8
No ve l re a di ng h o w to e njo y ; I 3 3 6
’
-
.
.
-
-
.
.
.
,
-
.
,
i
O b stru c t
O nus
‘
on ,
’
p ro b a n
li i l
di m i p l
Po t
ca
in
,
s
li f ;
dil
c om m o n
b y Cro c o
ace d
II
e
i
ii
li i l
O p p os t on, P o t
Pa
i
h o w to
n,
P a le y
’
’
ii
de fin t
h
e se s
P a re nt
P a ssa ge s, Se
P a ym
‘
hil
on
o so
P h liz z ,
phy
l
e c te d,
l
ii
se
i
M l
i
i
o w to a vo
)
I
I
.
i
1
.
k
i
id
c tu re s,
P ig Ta
l
Mi
ov ng
e
’
a n e s, sm a
a
n
e a su re ,
o r m o ne
o
1
.
II
.
y
,
I
c ze
; II
(Poe m )
l t
ll ;
P l yi g f
Pl
h w t
P
cr
; I
.
1
7
i
h
e a rt
1
.
.
2 00
3
.
nd
is
282
.
2 83
238
.
0
i i
o m ax m
se
l
ac t ;
II
I 33 5
.
2
5
1
xv
m o st e ste e m e d ?
2
8
I
66
I
,
;
3
3
7
3
a m o ra
.
.
1
43
1
I
I
43
i
i ti i
h o w to
.
.
-
i
II
e
I
f
ru t ; 1 7 5
nu rse m a d ; I
P
do
73
by
e a rn n g
flo w e r
a v s o n a ry
235
h o w to i n d c a te
o n,
Wh a t
.
2
.
l
f
or
h
li f
c om m o n
2 30
.
.
P
oe m
(
’
o ra
,
,
in Co n ve rsa t
Pau
a nd
in
I 33 7
o fV rtu e
I
n
e n t o f D e b ts,
P e te r
P
i im i
m
s
ca
.
Wa tts
.
I
es
La d e s ; I
Dr
2 03
.
.
1
35
II
G E NE R A
P
l
u n ge
P oe m
-
He
He
p o rtab l e
,
fir st
s,
‘
h
Ba t
ste
h
li
DEX
L
IN
i
f
o r To u r sts
,
li gh tl y t
so
h
t o u g t h e sa w
th e
o
l
l
e nt
Ba n k e r
C
Ml
l
h
C
E l ph
Bu f
f
a
ne
se , o h
Sa y ,
w
ch e e
Po
h
’
e rk
.
; I 78
.
a n d- Fo u r
’
I
is th
at
’
id
; II
.
h
t
re e
pe o ple
a
K a n ga ro o
a
R a tt
ant
.
.
.
l
I
1 06
.
e sn a k e
I 83
II
.
dw a rfish
i
L a dy B rd
II
’
l
n ob e
pe
e
s
0
3
5
1
.
P o ve rty , b
,
Pau
l
’
I
1
.
4
1
.
h
ii
e ss n gs o f
P ra y e r f
o r te m
I
.
er
5
fle dge lin gs
2 1
I
o n a m o ssy sto n e
l
I
sa t a o n e
i hi
e nr c
1
5
li
1
.
.
n
205 ,
.
2
I
1
3
g;
.
,
fic a c y o f
ef
I 391
.
pp e a li ng to S e lfish n e ss I 2 7 6
e xc e p ti o n a l p ri vil e ge s o f I 2 7 7
Wh e n a re th e y b i n di n g ? II 2 6
b re a k i n g o f Wh y is it w ro n g ?
.
f
.
P ro m
i
se s
.
.
.
P ro o f
, Burde n
of
(
se e
Burde n
’
o fP ro o f
)
247
.
.
li
a re
8
I
I
6
6
2
;
, 37
3
3
2
p o ra l b l e ssi ngs
e rs a
94
43
I
es
en
,
o to m
l i
5
.
li ht di
ll w h
Ba dge rs
f
or
26
.
.
.
P ig, th a t
m e th o d
6
’
f
I
i
n c om m on
e
I
1 98,
;
y
’
e
II 2 0 0
O pp o s t o n in c o m m o n f
c
1 1
.
a
e
Th e da y g
e re w a s a
ca
P re a c h
sa
,
i
ping
h
li ti l D i h
Poor
3 9
; I 90
1
.
.
r se
Th e re b e
T
; II
l
poo r
P e te r is
&c
s a re
r
a
‘
64
II 3 6 4 , 3 7 1 , 3 7 7
’
II 7 6
a
a n e , y o u n e ve r
oo k
o u sa n d p o u n ds p e r a n n uu m
II
e
i
’
1
.
; I 6 5 ; II 3 3 4
’
G a rde n - D o o r ; I 1 6 8
e r c o u rte d
s
-
I
l
s
’
o
oac
an e t w a s
Ki g Fi h
L i ttl Bi d
Mtil d j
th
O
’
91
2
.
A rgu m
an
e
I
an
a
In Sta tu re th
an d
A b a tro ss
a
R
5
2
.
an
a
‘
I
ne s of
pt
n
.
II
.
27
20
7
G E NE R A
i h i t d d ti
Ch i ty ; II 4 3
P ro p e rty ,
n
P se u do
ar
i
Ra
il w
i
a
m ak e
II
i
on ,
h o w to
i di
ra tu re ; I 5 8
L
t
e
y
Sc e n e s, D ra m a t z a t
R e a so n
i i
Bo o ts fo r ; I
,
.
i
d In st
; II
nc t
i
i
na ,
i
R e vo
l i
Sc
l ti
ec
i
Ax o m
s
ons
n
II
l
h
C
o ra
S h a k e sp e a re ,
,
; I
2 99
.
87
I
re n
li gi
ld
i
y
’
II
.
2
h
I
r s
I
.
.
hi
; do
do
ng
.
.
xix
73
i
d sc u sse d
I 33 5
a
k
i
n
l
g
.
’
; I 3 73
.
xv
76
2
te a c
on s
s a sta ge
nc
il
o us
2 1
xiv
.
.
,
of
,
.
.
e ar
p e a re fo r G
in Hy m n s
2
.
? I
I
.
e ve r
m o st
e a rn n
77
f
ef
e ct of I
e w or
i
S e lfish n e ss
p a ssa ge s
A ll th
A ye ,
o f;
l
1 08
.
hil d ; I xiii
l i g by h t ; I
ak e s
pp e a li n g to
f
a u ts
‘
0
c o n ta n
s,
S e rm
ons a
1
Mi d
re
‘
42
V e rse ,
pp e a l e d to
n e ss a
c e s,
2
en
f
or C
e,
a nd
h
i
94
e
.
or
i l
ro m S
f
S e rv
2
.
Bb
ro m
f
P ro se
S e rm
4
i l M
f
or
Se lfish
.
1
35
.
f
o r ; II
o f II 3 3 0
D O Bo o k s,
Se
I
b y L tt
p e ti ti o n
Co m
o a r s,
e nc e ,
I 3 33
,
j
h l
i
c a te
.
e n o y e d m o st
Sc e n e ry
n
Hu m o r i st ; II 1 4 5
Ho rse s h o w to c o n tro l ;
v n g-
Runaw ay
Sc
.
o rde r o f E ve n ts
R e ve rse d
1 00
2
.
.
Re t
.
.
o n o f;
95
p o w e r o f, in D o g ; II
m a ge s n ve rte d o n
I
an
II 3 9
.
Ho ri z o n ta l
n,
.
e s o fo w n e r o f
h o w to
i
-
IN
.
in Co n ve rsa t
u e st o n s
Ra
u
,
o fFo rtu n a tu s,
P urse
Q
-
e
er
DEX
L
; do
.
xv
.
,
hi
h
Is t
s a
R e st,
r e st,
To b e ,
‘
IN
p a ssage s o f di sc u sse d
Sh a k e sp e a re ,
‘
D EX
L
G E NE R A
Se
da gge r t
"
be f
o re
se e
p e rturb e d Sp i ri t
o r n ot
l ti
ec
’
be
to
f
ro m
ons
i i
ii
; I
h
l
I
r s
.
xv
by ; I 6 0
o sts
.
ii
i
So b r e ty ,
Sp e n c e r,
i
e xtre m e ,
He rb e rt
-
.
1 1
5
.
l
i
f
e rs
df
o fa n a c t
.
.
S y n e ss, h o w to n d c a te in L e tte r w r t n g ; II
’
‘
or ; I 2 5 9
Silly gism , re qu s te s f
in Wo r d ; II 1 2 5
u n e ss, a m o u n t o f
S nf
,
i
I 371
I 60
il
f
or G
,
?
m e
3 70
.
tre a tm e n t o f G
h
I
at
.
ih
i
w t
i
e n v ro n m e n t
of
n c o n ve n e n c e
i
li
I
.
1
; II
.
1 23
40
in ; I 2 5 8
Sp h e r c a , a dva n ta ge o f b e n g ; II 1 9 0
Sp o rt,
II xv
o ra ty o f I xx, 3 1 8
fic u t
df
,
i l
M li
Ste a m
i
es
.
i
.
.
.
.
iii
.
i
.
L te ra tu re ; I 6 4
Su f
f
e r n gs o fA n m a s, m y ste ry o f II 2 9 6
S u n da y , a s sp e n t b y c h dre n o f a st ge n e ra t
,
i
n
n flu e n c e o f
o
,
i l
.
il
Sy
l i
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d e ligh tf ul t h at w e are i n c li ne d to j o i n i n t h e p et i t io n a n d w e h o p e s he m a y
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are d e ligh tf ul li tt l e b e i n s w ho m
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v er y sw e e t an d ten d er l y d raw n sk et ch w i t h li f e a n d r e ali t y m an i fest t h ro u h
ou t — l M G z
T hi s i s a c a p i ta l stor y w e ll illu str a te d
M rs M o l eswo rt h i s one of t ho s e su nn y
ge n i a l w r i ters wh o h as gen iu s for w r i t i n g acc e p tabl y for t h e y o u n g S h as t he
h a pp y facul t y of bl en di n g eno ugh rea l w i t h ro m an c e to m a e h er stor i es e y
t i c al for oo d w i t h o u t ro bbi n g t h e m of an y o f t hei r e xc i t i n g in t e rest —Cl
O
M M o l es w ort h i s one of t h e fe w w r i ters o f ta le s for child ren who se sent i
m ent t h o ugh of t h e s w eetest i n d i s ne v er s ic k ly wh ose re ligi o u s fee li n g i s ne v er
c on ce a l e d y et ne v er o b tr uded wh ose b oo s are a l a y s g oo d bu t ne v er goody
i tt l e T d w i t h hi s soft h eart c l e v er h ead an d b rav e s p i r i t i s no m or bid p resent
m ent of t h e an e li c child too goo d to liv e an d wh o i s ce rtai n ly a n ui san c e o n
eart h bu t a ch ar mi n g c reat u re i f n o t a p ortra i t w h o m i t i s a p r ivil e ge t o mee t
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b eau t iful li tt le story
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one m eet w i t h t he w i sd o m t ac t an d oo d b ree di n g w hi c h p erv a de t hi s li tt le
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s m a ll p eo p l e wh o fi n d i t i n t h e i r sto c i n gs I re l ates t h e adv ent u res of t w o l o v abl e
n gli s h child ren i n ar i s an d i s ju st w on d erfu l e no ugh to p l easant l y w r i n g t he
y o u t h ful h eart — N Y T o
I i s i n i ts w a y i n d ee d a li tt l e cl ass ic o f w hich t h e rea l b ea u t y a n d p at h os
c an h ar dly b e a p re c i ate d by y o u"
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stor y t h at i t i s p erfec t of i ts i n d C
L
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Thi s i s a ch ar mi n g li tt l e juv en il e stor y fro m t h e p en of M M o l es w ort h
d etaili n g t he v ar i o u s adv ent u res of a c o u p l e of m ot h er l ess child ren i n s e ar chi n g
for t h e i r fat he r w h o m t h e y h ad mi sse d i P i wh ere t he y h a d o ne t o me et
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M r s Mole sw o rt h i s t he queen of c hil d ren s fa i r y la n d Sh k no w s h o w t o
m a e u se of t he v agu e fr e s h w on d er ing i nst i n c ts of c h il d h ood a n d to i n est
fa mili ar t hi n s wi t h fai r y glamo u r — h
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p art y of l i tt l e ones t h ro ugh t h at p art of fa i ry l a nd w h er e Ch ri st m as trees are s u p
p ose d to m ost a b o u n d Th ere i s ju st eno ugh o f t he ol d fas hi one d fan cy a b o u t
fa i r i es mi n gl e d wi t h t h e mod ern im p ro v e m ents t o i n c i te an d st imul at e t he y o u t h
ful im a i nat i on to he a l t h f ul a c t i on Th p i c t u res b y Wa l t e r Crane are of c o u rs e
not on ly e x ecu te d i n t h e m se l e s bu t in ch ar m i n c onson an c e w i t h t he s p i ri
of t h e t ale T T
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T
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b y M rs Mol esw o rt h i s a bo o k t o m ak e y o un e r r ead
e rs o p e n t h e i r ey es wid e wi t h d e ligh t li tt l e b o y an d a li tt l e gi r l d o mi cil e d i n a
g r e at whi te c ast l e w an d er on t h e i r h o lid a y s t h ro u g h t he s u rrou n di n g fi forests
an d mee t wi t h t h e m ost d e ligh tf ul p l eas u res Th er e i s a fascina t i n g my st e r iou s
c h arac ter i n t h e i r a dv ent u res an d eno u h of t he fai r yli e a n d w onde rfu l t o p uzzle
and e n c h ant a ll t he li tt le nes — B H ?
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c o uld w r i te b etter t h an M M o l esw ort h H b ook s ar e p r im e fav or i tes wi t h
child ren of a ll ages an d t h e y are as oo d a n d wh o l eso m e as t h e y are i nterest i n
an d p o p ul ar Thi s m a es a er y h an d so m e bo o a n d i ts illu strat i ons ar e e x c e l
l ent — Ch
W
by M M o l es w ort h i s l o v e ly an d fra ra nt M rs M o le s
Ch i
w ort h s u c c ee d s b y r igh t to t h e p l a c e o c cu p i e d w i t h s o m u ch h onor by t h e l ate M
as a w r i ter of ch ar mi n stor i es for child re n Th p r e sent volum e i s a
E win
clu ster o f d e ligh tf ul s ho rt stor i es M r Cr an e s ill u s rat io ns a r e in h ar m on y w it h
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b y M rs Mole s wo rt h is anot he r o f ho se d e ligh t
f ul j u en il e stori es o f w hich t hi s a u t h or h w r i tten so m an y I i s a fas ci nat i n
li tt l e b oo wi t h a ch ar mi n p l ot a s we et p u re at m os p h ere and t each es a whol e
so me m ora l i n t h e mo st w in n i n m anner — B S
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are d e ligh tf ul c reat i ons a c t ual li tt l e gi r l s livi n
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i n an a c t u a l cast l e bu t often l e d by t h e i r fan ci es i nto h d fai r y l an d Th ere
i s a ch ar mi n g re i ne m ent of st yl e an d s p i r i t ab o u t t h e stor y fro m b e gi nn i n g to en d
an im a i na iv e child will fi n d en dl ess p l eas u re i n i t an d t he l esson o f g ent le ness
an d
i s so art i st ica lly m anage d t h at i t d oes not s e e m li k e a le sso n bu t
on l y a pa rt of t h e story
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t h an t h e v o lum e wi t h which s h e greets t h e h o lid a y s t hi s se son F W
i
i s o ne of t h e m ost d e lic ate an d p l easi n g b oo s for a child t h at h as seen t h e
F
ligh t t h i s m an y a d a y i s f ull of fan cy an d of t h at i nst i n c t iv e s ym p at hy wi t h
childh o od which m a es t hi s a u t h or s b oo s so attrac t iv e an d so
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l o v e ly li tt l e tal e of t h e F
S t ill m ore d e lic ate ly fan ci f ul i s M M
i s ne i t he r a d rea m nor a fa i r y stor y bu t c on c erns t h e fort u ne
W
F
of a rea l l i tt l e b o y na m e d G rat i an y et t h e d rea m an d t h e fa i r y ta l e see m to enter
i nto hi s li fe an d m a e p art of i t T far mh o u se i n which t h e child liv es i s set
e x ac t ly at t h e m eet i n g p l ac e of t h e fo u r wi n d s an d t h e y fro m t h e m o m ent of hi s
bi rt h h av e a c te d as hi s se l f e l e c te d go dm ot h ers
t h e wi n d s t h e b o y
an d h e ld i n t h e ba l an c e of t h e i r i n u en c e h e g ro w s u p as a b o y s h o uld sim p ly
an d tr uly wi t h a ten d er h eart an d fi r m mi n d T id ea of t hi s li tt l e b oo i s esse n
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i s all ab o u t a s m a ll b o y wh o w as goo d eno ugh
y et w as a lw a y s
so m e tro ubl e t h ro ugh c o m p l i c at i ons i n which h e w as
not to bl a m e T sa m e sort of t hi n gs h a pp ens to m en an d w o m en H i s an
orp h an t h o ugh h e i s c are d for i n a w a y by re l at i ons wh o are not so v er y r ich y et
are l oo e d on as w e ll fi x e d fter m an y y o u t h f ul tr i al s an d di sa pp o i nt m ents h e
fall s i nto a big stro e of goo d luc which li fts him an d goes to m a e ot h ers h a pp y
T h ose wh o w ant a c hild s b oo k will fi n d not hi n g to h ar m a n d so m et hi n g to i nterest
i n t hi s s im p l e st o r y —C
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an d s i ster c onst i t u te t h e u s wh ose a dv ent u res wi t h
g yp s i es for m t h e t h e m e of t h e stor y M M
h
st yl e i s g ra c ef ul an d s he
p ic t u res t h e li tt l e ones wi t h b r igh tness a nd ten d erness
p rett y an d wh o l eso m e stor y — L
W
U
F
i s a sw eet an d qu ai nt sto y of t w o li tt l e child ren
wh o liv e d l on g ago i n an o ld fas hi one d w a y w i t h t h e i r gran d p arents Th story
i s d e ligh tf ully to ld —
N
p
ch ar mi n g li tt l e stor i es for y o u n g child ren
U i s one of M rs M
T
narrat iv e
i s f ull of i nterest for i ts rea l g rac e an d d e lic acy an d t h e e x
an d p u r i t y of t h e n gli s h i n w hich i t i s w r i tten — B
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THE R E CTOR Y CHILDR E N
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M o l esw ort h h as w r i tten o n e o f t ho se d e ligh tf ul
o lum es which w e a lw a y s l oo k for at C F t im e —
Q ui et s u n n y i nt e rest i n g an d t h oro ughly w i nn i n g an d w h o l es o m e — B
In Th
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h ere i s no w r i ter of child ren s b oo s m ore w ort hy
of t h e i r a dmi rat i on an d l o v e t h an M Mo l es w ort h H b r igh t an d sw eet i
i s so tr u t h f ul h er ch ara c ters so fa i t h f ully d raw n an d t h e teachi n g of h er
stor i es so ten d er an d no bl e t h at hil e t h e y p l ease an d c h ar m t h e y i nsensibly di st il
T
i nto t h e y o u t h ful mi n d t h e m ost v alu a bl e l essons
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li fe M Mo l esw ort h i s one of t h e m ost p o p ul ar an d ch ar mi n g of n gli s h stor y
w r i ters for ch i ld ren H child ch arac ters are tr u e to li"
fe a lw a y s nat u ra l an d
trac t iv e an d h er stor i es a re w h o l eso m e an d i nteresti n g —
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li e a ll t h e rest of h er stor i es i s b r igh t an d p u re an d u tter ly free fro m
b oo t h at child ren will read wi t h p l eas u re an d l ast i n g fi — B
k
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h ere i s no one wh o h as a gen iu s b etter a d a p te d for entertai n i n g child ren t h an
l atest stor y
i s one of h er b est i s illu strate d
M Mo l es w ort h an d
wi t h e igh t w oo dcu ts fro m d es igns by Wa l ter Crane —
p
cl e v er
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