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Wraggles on the passenger list。'            'But why didn't ye tell me so at once��' 

sez Lummox。         'This is an episoode o' protracted humor��' sez she�察�'and I'M 

bound to have a show in it somehow��'; 

     ;Well� ─�said Mrs。 Bigsby breathlessly�察 �then he DID marry her�拭─�



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     ;Darned   ef   I   know。     He   never   said   so   straight   outbut   that's   like 

Lummox。; 



     STORIES THREE 

     BY RDYD KPLG 

       I 

     FOR SIMLA REASONS 

       Some people say that improbable things don't necessarily happen in 

Indiabut      these   people    never    find   improbabilities      anywhere。       This 

sounds     clever�察  �but   you   will  at  once   perceive     that  it  really   means   the 

opposite of what I intended to say。           So we'll drop it。     What I am trying to 

tell you is that after Sparkley had that affair with Miss Millikens a singular 

change   came   over   him。      He   grew   abstracted   and   solitary��holding   dark 

seances with himself��which was odd�察�as everybody knew he never cared 

a rap for the Millikens girl。         It was even said that he was off his head 

which   is   rhyme。     But   his   reason   was   undoubtedly   affected�察  �for   he   had 

been   heard   to   mutter   incoherently   at   the   Club�察  �and�察  �strangest   of   all�察  �to 

answer questions THAT WERE NEVER ASKED�                           �This was so awkward 

in that Branch of the Civil Department of which he was a high official 

where the rule was exactly the reversethat he was presently invalided on 

full pay�     �Then he disappeared。           Clever people said it was because the 

Department   was   afraid   he   had   still   much   to   answer   for�察  �stupid   people 

simply envied him。 

     Mrs。 Awksby�察�whom everybody knew had been the cause of breaking 

off the match�察�was now wild to know the reason of Sparkley's retirement。 

She     attacked    heaven    and   earth�察  �and   even    went   a  step   higherto    the 

Viceroy。      At the vice´regal ball I saw�察�behind the curtains of a window�察�

her   rolling   violet´blue   eyes   with   a   singular   glitter   in   them。 It   was   the 

reflection   of   the   Viceroy's   star�察  �although   the   rest   of   his   Excellency   was 

hidden in the curtain。        I heard him saying�察 �Come now� �really�察�now�察�you 

areyou   know   you   are� ─  �in   reply   to   her   cooing   questioning。    Then   she 

made a dash at me and captured me。 

     ;What did you hear�拭─�

     ;Nothing I should not have heard。; 



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     ;Don't   be   like   all   the   other   menyou   silly   boy� ─  �she   answered。  ;I 

was only trying to find out something about Sparkley。                 And I will find it 

out too�察─�she said�察�clinching her thin little hand。           ;And what's more�察─�she 

added�察�turning on me suddenly�察 �YOU shall help me� ─�

     ;I�拭─�I said in surprise。 

     ;Don't pretend� ─�she said poutingly。           ;You're too clever to believe he's 

cut up over the Millikens。         Noit's something awful or another woman� �

Now�察  �if   I   knew   as   much   of   India   as   you   doand   wasn't   a   woman�察  �and 

could go where I likedI'd go to Bungloore and find him。; 

     ;Oh� �You have his address�拭─�I said。 

     ;Certainly�      �What did  you expect   I was behind the   curtain with   the 

Viceroy      for�拭─  �she   said�察  �opening     her   violet    eyes   innocently。      ;It's 

BunglooreFirst Turning to the RightAt the End of the passage。; 

     Bungloorenear Ghouli Passin the Jungle�              �I knew the place�察�a spot 

of   dank   pestilence   and   mystery。     ;You   never   could   have   gone   there�察─  �I 

said。 

     ;You do not know WHAT I could do for a FRIEND�察─�she said sweetly�察�

veiling her eyes in demure significance。 

     ;Oh�察�come off the roof� ─�I said bluntly。 

     She   could   be   obedient   when   it   was   necessary。    She   came   off。   Not 

without   her   revenge。     ;Try  to   remember   you   are  not   at   school   with   the 

Stalkies�察─�she said�察�and turned away。 

     I went to Bungloore��not on her account�察�but my own。                   If you don't 

know India�察�you won't know Bungloore。                It's all that and more。       An egg 

dropped by a vulture�察�sat upon and addled by the Department。 But I knew 

the house and walked boldly in。           A lion walked out of one door as I came 

in at another。     We did this two or three times and found it amusing。                 A 

large    cobra   in  the   hall  rose   up�察 �bowed     as  I  passed�察  �and   respectfully 

removed his hood。 

     I   found   the   poor   old   boy   at   the   end   of   the   passage。 It   might   have 

been the passage between Calais and Dover��he looked so green�察�so limp 

and dejected。      I affected not to notice it�察�and threw myself in a chair。 

     He gazed at me for a moment and then said�察 �Did you hear what the 

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     It was an ordinary bamboo armchair�察�and had creaked after the usual 

fashion of bamboo chairs。           I said so。 

     He cast his eyes to the ceiling。         ;He calls it 'creaking��'; he murmured。 

;No matter�察─�he continued aloud�察 �its remark was not of a complimentary 

nature。     It's very difficult to get really polite furniture。; 

     The   man   was   evidently   stark�察  �staring      mad。    I   still   affected   not   to 

observe it�察�and asked him if that was why he left Simla。 

     ;There were   Simla   reasons�察 �certainly�察─  �he   replied。        ;But   you   think   I 

came here for solitude�         �SOLITUDE� ─�he repeated�察�with a laugh。 ;Why�察�I 

hold   daily   conversations   with   any   blessed   thing   in   this   house�察  �from   the 

veranda      to  the   chimney´stack�察      �with   any   stick   of  furniture�察   �from    the 

footstool to the towel´horse。           I get more out of it than the gabble at the 

Club。     You look surprised。          Listen�     �I took this thing up in my leisure 

hours   in   the   Department。      I   had   read   much   about   the   conversation   of 

animals。      I   argued   that   if   animals   conversed�察  �why   shouldn't   inanimate 

things   communicate   with   each   other�拭         �You   cannot   prove   that   animals 

don't   converseneither   can   you   prove   that   inanimate   objects   DO   NOT。 

See�拭─�

     I was thunderstruck with the force of his logic。 

     ;Of course�察─�he continued�察 �there are degrees of intelligence�察�and that 

makes it difficult。       For instance�察�a mahogany table would not talk like a 

rush´bottomed kitchen chair。;           He stopped suddenly�察�listened�察�and replied�察�

;I really couldn't say。; 

     ;I didn't speak�察─�I said。 

     ;I   know YOU   didn't。       But   your   chair   asked   me   'how   long   that   fool 

was going to stay。'        I replied as you heard。        Pray don't moveI intend to 

change that chair for one more accustomed to polite society。                  To continue�此�

I   perfected    myself    in  the   language�察   �and    it  was   awfully    jolly  at  first。 

Whenever I went by train�察�I heard not only all the engines said�察�but what 

every   blessed   carriage   thought�察  �that   joined   in   the   conversation。      If   you 

chaps   only   knew   what   rot   those   whistles   can   get   off�    �And   as   for   the 

brakes�察�they can beat any mule driver in cursing。                  Then�察�after a time�察�it 

got rather monotonous�察�and I took a short sea trip for my health。                    But�察�by 

Jove�察   �every    blessed    inch    of  the   whole    shipfrom      the  screw     to  the 



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bowsprithad       something     to  say�察  �and   the   bad   language     used   by   the 

garboard strake when the ship rolled was something too awful�                  �You don't 

happen to know what the garboard strake is�察�do you�拭─�

     ;No�察─�I replied。 

     ;No   more   do   I。   That's   the   dreadful   thing   about   it。 You've   got   to 

listen to chaps that you don't know。            Why�察�coming home on my bicycle 

the other day there was an awful row between some infernal 'sprocket' and 

the 'ball bearings' of the machine�察�and I never knew before there were such 

things in the whole concern。 

     I thought I had got at his secret�察�and said carelessly�此 �Then I suppose 

this   was   the   reason   why    you   broke    off  your   engagement       with   Miss 

Millikens�拭─�

     ;Not   at   all�察─  �he   said   coolly。 ;Nothing   to   do   with   it。 That   is   quite 

another affair。     It's a very queer story�察�would you like to hear it�拭─�

     ;By all means。;       I took out my notebook。 

     ;You remember   that   night   of the Amateur Theatricals�察�got   up   by  the 

White Hussars�察�when the lights suddenly went out all over the house�拭─�

     ;Yes�察─�I replied�察 �I heard about it。; 

     ;Well�察�I had gone down there that evening with the determination of 

proposing to Mary Millikens the first chance that offered。               She sat just in 

front of me�察�her sister Jane next�察�and her mother�察�smart Widow Millikens�察� 

´who was a bit larky on her own account�察�you remember��the next on the 

bench。     When the lights went out and the panic and tittering began�察�I saw 

my chance�       �I leaned forward�察�and in a voice that would just reach Mary's 

ear I said�察�'I have long wished to tell you how my life is bound up with 

you�察�dear�察�and I never�察�never ca

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