sick lady, miraculously recovered. She 
swooped down upon me with the dead- i | 
ly light of determination in her eyes. N 
I was discovered. There was no es- it 
cape. I was going to be thanked—and D 
I was thanked. Up and down, back- 8 
wards and forwards, inside and out, 9 
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. 
Three minutes later. Have been driv- 
en indoors by the sweet pea woman, 
