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for one inside, and the undergraduates craned forward 

 to look at her, becoming ecstatic over her beauty. 



"What a peach!" exclaimed one. 



"Quite lovely!" cried another. 



"Heavenly!" raved a third. 



"Sorry, miss, but we're full inside and out," replied 

 Bowers in response to her inquiry. 



"Couldn't you make room for one more?" she urged. 



"Impossible," said Will ; then seeing her disappoint- 

 ment added, "That is, unless the gentlemen give their 

 permission." 



The undergraduates gave it instantly and unanimously. 



"There's lots of room inside," they cried, "We are 

 not very big and can easily make room for one more." 



"If the gentlemen consent I have no objedlion," said 

 Bowers. 



"We consent," cried the eager Oxonians. 



The girl paid the fare, the guard opened the door, 

 saying: 



"Now, miss, if you please. We are losing time." 



"Come along, grandma," cried the pretty girl to a 

 stout old lady who had accompanied her but taken no 

 part in the proceedings. "Get in, and be sure you 

 thank the young gentlemen." 



Petrifaction seized the undergraduates as the guard 

 opened the door, the coachman mounted the box, and 

 the full horror of their situation dawned on them. 



"Stop, stop," they cried. "There's some mistake; we 

 shall be crushed to death." 



The young lady tittered, the guard was convulsed, 



