The Brighton of my Boyhood 



accepted as part of this charming topsy- 

 turvy Hfe by the sea that the old creatures 

 should scold them for their venturesome- 

 ness and hail them each as " my dear." 



That ivas a place to be a child in, that old 

 Brio^hton of mine! If it were crranted me 

 to live again the first years of my life in 

 any place of my choice, I would first beg 

 the loan of a magical wand, and waving it 



