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have been wide as well as large — the nose, not the pea-nut 

 — and that at once shared the fate of the cork." 



But listen to the closing feat of this miraculous display : — 

 " Taking a knife-blade, Dr Powell fastened it to a target, 

 and at each side of the knife he fixed a tiny bell. Then 

 calling in his office-boy, he placed between the youth's 

 fingers his Masonic ring covered with white tissue paper. 

 Between the boy and the target Richardson stood, cigar in 

 mouth. Stepping back fully fifty feet" — so the con- 

 scientious reporter relates — " ' White Beaver ' raised his 

 rifle. ' Now both of you stand steady ! ' he said, and fired, 

 and simultaneously came two sharp rings from the bells. 

 The ball had passed through the finger ring, snuffed the 

 ashes from Richardson's cigar, and splitting upon the 

 knife-blade, had glanced off on each side and, rang both 

 bells ! " 



How is that for high 7 



