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reflect the time upon the ceiling — an invaluable 

 possession for persons who happen to be paralyzed 

 or who make a point of sleeping on their backs. 



Those of 

 us who can- 

 not afford 

 such luxu- 

 ries as these 

 may always 

 fall back 

 upon boxes 

 of pictur- 

 esque pur- 

 ple sealing- 

 wax, leather pocket-books 

 too bulky for any ordinary 

 pocket, walking - sticks 

 with pencils hidden in the 

 handle — a source of in- 

 finite delight to all who 

 wish to combine a country 

 walk with the conduct of 

 their business correspon- 

 dence — and silver pencils 

 containing leads of three 

 different colours, so use- 

 ful for writing red letters (or blue books), or 

 for inscribing " Nonsense !" indelibly upon the 

 margins of library volumes. B. While for the mean 



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