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bevy of plainly-dressed wives ; the paradise flycatcher, with 

 half a yard of white satin ribbon for a tail ; the too noisy 

 grey partridge and the screaming pied cuckoo ; and many 

 more, for now the sun is getting hot. A warm ride home, 

 a cold tub, and a breakfast qualified with no other stimulant 

 than high spirits and good tea : this is the receipt for 

 keeping metis sana in sano corpore through the day. Ex- 

 perto crede ! 



