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mended to the reader's notice. Once it has been 

 tied — and I admit that this is a somewhat 

 intricate business — there is no danger of its 

 ever coming undone. Indeed, when an elderly 

 clergyman whom I met once in Hertfordshire 

 asked me to lace his footwear for him one 

 Sunday morning as he did not wish to soil his 

 fingers, my acquaintance with this particular 

 knot enabled me to fasten his boots so securely 

 that he was compelled to sleep in them for 

 nearly a week, and his curate had finally to 

 cut them off his feet in order to stave off immi- 

 nent mortification. 



I can best explain the " Improved Biffin 

 Knot," as it is technically termed, by a simple 

 diagram : 



METHOD OF TYrS'G. 



AFTER TYING. 



The method of tying this knot is as follows: 

 Form an over-hand granny knot, pass the end 

 round the standing part and through the bight, 

 take two turns round the park and make a half- 



