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JOHNNY。; 

     It took longer than two ticks�察�but at last the Babe came to an end                   of 

it。 

     ;When you have done laughing�察─�said the Babe。 

     ;But you look so ridiculous�察─�said his sister。 

     ;THEY didn't think so�察─�retorted the Babe。             ;I took them in all       right。 

Guess you've never had as much attention�察�all in one day。; 

     ;Are you sure you took them in�拭─�queried his sister。 

     ;If you will come to the Club at eight o'clock this evening�察─�said                  the 

Babe�察     �I'll  prove   it  to  you。   Perhaps      I'll  take  you   on   to  a   theatre 



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afterwardsif you're good。; 

     The   Babe     himself   walked     into   the  Autolycus   Club     a   few  minutes 

before eight and encountered an atmosphere of restraint。 

     ;Thought you were lost�察─�remarked Somerville coldly。 

     ;Called     away     suddenlyvery       important     business�察─   �explained     the 

Babe。     ;Awfully much obliged to all you fellows for all you have                   been 

doing for my sister。       She's just been telling me。; 

     ;Don't mention it�察─�said two or three。 

     ;Awfully   good   of   you�察  �I'm   sure�察─  �persisted   the   Babe。   ;Don't   know 

what she would have done without you。; 

     A mere nothing�察�the Club assured him。              The blushing modesty of the 

Autolycus Club at hearing of their own good deeds was touching。                        Left 

to themselves�察�they would have talked of quite other things。                  As a matter 

of fact�察�they tried to。 

     ;Never heard her   speak so   enthusiastically  of   anyone   as she   does   of 

you�察�Jack�察─�said the Babe�察�turning to Jack Herring。 

     ;Of   course�察  �you   know�察  �dear   boy�察─  �explained   Jack   Herring�察   �anything 

I could do for a sister of yours; 

     ;I know�察�dear boy�察─�replied the Babe�察 �I always felt it。; 

     ;Say no more about it�察─�urged Jack Herring。 

     ;She    couldn't    quite   make    out   that  letter  of   yours   this   morning�察─�

continued the Babe�察�ignoring Jack's request。             ;She's afraid you       think her 

ungrateful。; 

     ;It   seemed   to   me�察  �on   reflection�察─  �explained   Jack   Herring�察   �that   on 

one or two little matters she may have misunderstood me。                    As I     wrote 

her�察�there are days when I don't seem altogether to quite                know what I'm 

doing。; 

     ;Rather awkward�察─�thought the Babe。 

     ;It is�察─�agreed Jack Herring。        ;Yesterday was one of them。; 

     ;She   tells   me   you   were   most   kind   to   her�察─  �the   Babe   reassured   him。 

;She thought at first it was a little uncivil�察�your refusing to              lend her any 

money。      But as I put it to her ; 

     ;It   was   silly  of  me�察─  �interrupted    Jack。    ;I   see  that  now。    I   went 

round this morning meaning to make it all right。              But she was gone�察       �and 



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Mrs。 Postwhistle seemed to think I had better leave things as           they were。 

I blame myself exceedingly。; 

    ;My dear boy�察�don't blame yourself for anything。            You acted nobly�察─�

the Babe told him。      ;She's coming here to call for me this evening           on 

purpose to thank you。; 

    ;I'd rather not�察─�said Jack Herring。 

    ;Nonsense�察─�said the Babe。 

    ;You     must   excuse   me�察─  �insisted  Jack  Herring。    ;I   don't  mean   it 

rudely�察�but really I'd rather not see her。; 

    ;But here she is�察─�said the Babe�察�taking at that moment the card           from 

old Goslin's hand。     ;She will think it so strange。; 

    ;I'd really rather not�察─�repeated poor Jack。 

    ;It seems discourteous�察─�suggested Somerville。 

    ;You go�察─�suggested Jack。 

    ;She doesn't want to see me�察─�explained Somerville。 

    ;Yes she does�察─�corrected him the Babe。 

    ;I'd forgotten�察�she wants to see you both。; 

    ;If I go�察─�said Jack�察 �I shall tell her the plain truth。; 

    ;Do     you   know�察─  �said  Somerville�察    �I'm  thinking   that  will  be   the 

shortest way。; 

    Miss Bulstrode was seated in the hall。         Jack Herring and Somerville 

both thought her present quieter style of dress suited her much         better。 

    ;Here he is�察─�announced the Babe�察�in triumph。           ;Here's Jack Herring 

and here's Somerville。      Do you know�察�I could hardly persuade them             to 

come out and see you。       Dear old Jack�察�he always was so shy。; 

    Miss     Bulstrode    rose。   She     said  she   could    never   thank   them 

sufficiently for all their goodness to her。      Miss Bulstrode seemed        quite 

overcome。      Her voice trembled with emotion。 

    ;Before we go further�察�Miss Bulstrode�察─�said Jack Herring�察 �it will          be 

best to tell you that all along we thought you were your          brother�察�dressed 

up as a girl。; 

    ;Oh� ─�said the Babe�察 �so that's the explanation�察�is it�拭        �If I had   only 

known;     Then the Babe stopped�察�and wished he hadn't spoken。 

    Somerville     seized   him   by  the  shoulders   and�察 �with   a  sudden   jerk�察�



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stood him beside his sister under the gas´jet。 

     ;You   little   brute� ─  �said   Somerville。  ;It   was   you   all   along。;  And 

the Babe�察�seeing the game was up�察�and glad that the joke had not                   been 

entirely on one side�察�confessed。 

     Jack    Herring    and   Somerville     the  Briefless    went   that   night   with 

Johnny      and   his   sister  to  the   theatreand     on   other   nights。    Miss 

Bulstrode thought Jack Herring very nice�察�and told her brother so。                   But 

she thought Somerville the Briefless even nicer�察�and later�察              �under cross´ 

examination�察�when Somerville was no longer briefless�察                �told Somerville 

so himself。 

     But that has nothing to do with this particular story�察�the end of            which 

is that Miss Bulstrode kept the appointment made for Monday                   afternoon 

between   ;Miss   Montgomery;   and   Mr。   Jowett�察  �and   secured        thereby   the 

Marble Soap advertisement for the back page of Good                   Humour for six 

months�察�at twenty´five pounds a week。 



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        STORY THE SEVENTH�此                                               �Dick 

          Danvers presents his Petition 



    William   Clodd�察  �mopping   his   brow�察  �laid   down   the   screwdriver�察  �and 

stepping      back�察  �regarded     the   result   of   his   labours     with   evident 

satisfaction。 

     ;It   looks   like   a   bookcase�察─  �said   William   Clodd。 ;You   might   sit   in 

the room for half an hour and never know it wasn't a bookcase。; 

    What      William    Clodd    had   accomplished      was    this�此  �he   had    had 

prepared�察    �after his own design�察�what appeared to be four shelves laden 

with    works suggestive of thought and erudition。            As a matter of fact�察�it 

was not a bookcase�察�but merely a flat board�察�the books merely the                backs 

of   volumes   that   had   long   since   found   their   way   into   the paper´mill。 

This artful deception William Clodd had screwed upon a                  cottage piano 

standing in the corner of the editorial office of           Good Humour。        Half a 

dozen     real  volumes    piled   upon   the  top   of  the  piano    completed     the 

illusion。    As    William    Clodd   had   proudly    remarked�察     �a  casual  visitor 

might easily have been deceived。 

     ;If you had to sit in the room while she was practising mixed              scales�察�

you'd   be   quickly   undeceived�察─  �said   the   editor   of   Good   Humour�察  �one 

Peter Hope。      He spoke bitterly。 

     ;You   are   not   always   in�察─  �explained   Clodd。   ;There   must   be   hours 

when she is here alone�察�with nothing else to do。             Besides�察�you will      get 

used to it after a while。; 

     ;You�察�I notice�察�don't try to get used to it�察─�snarled Peter Hope。            ;You 

always go out the moment she commences。; 

     ;A  friend   of   mine�察─  �continued   William   Clodd�察   �worked   in   an   office 

over a piano´shop for seven years�察�and when the shop closed�察�it                  nearly 

ruined his business�察�couldn't settle down to work for want             of it。; 

     ;Why doesn't he come here�拭─�asked Peter Hope。               ;The floor above is 

vacant。; 

     ;Can't�察─�explained William Clodd。          ;He's dead。; 



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     ;I can quite believe it�察─�commented Peter Hope。 

     ;It was a shop where people came and practised�察�paying sixpence an 

hour�察�and he had got to like itsaid it made a cheerful background                   to his 

thoughts。      Wonderful what you can get accustomed to。; 

     ;What's the good of it�拭─�demanded Peter Hope。 

     ;What's the good of it� ─�retorted William Clodd indignantly。                   ;Every 

girl   ought   to   know   how   to   play   the   piano。  A  nice   thing   if  when   her 

lover asks her to play something to him; 

     ;I wonder you don't start a matrimonial agency�察─�sneered Peter                  Hope。 

;Love and marriageyou think of nothing else。; 

     ;When you are bringing up a young girl; argued Clodd。 

     ;But you're not�察─�interrupted Peter�察 �that's just w

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