sick lady, miraculously recovered. She 

 swooped down upon me with the dead- 

 ly light of determination in her eyes. 

 I was discovered. There was no es- 

 cape. I was going to be thanked and 

 I was thanked. Up and down, back- 

 wards and forwards, inside and out, 

 and all hands around. And when she 

 paused breathless her husband took up 

 the theme. It seems she was a semi in- 

 valid, and the sweet peas were quite the 

 most heavenly thing that could have 

 happened to her. Nimrod joined me 

 at this moment and he was thanked 

 separately and dually, for being the 

 husband of his wife, I suppose. At last 

 we were able to retire with profuse 

 bows, tired but exceedingly thankful 

 that the incident, though trying, was 

 ended. 



*fbree minutes later. Have been driv- 

 en indoors by the sweet pea woman, 



