AT THE SIGN OF THE FARASH ^7 



arrive later than most of the bkds which nest in the 

 farash, hence they find all the more desirable suites 

 occupied. This does not distress the happy-go-lucky 

 creatures in the least. They are probably the most 

 contented of all the members of the little colony that 

 lives in the Hotel des Oiseaiix. SiimmcB opes, inopia 

 cupiditatum. 



