MR. CHUPES AND MISS JENNY 



months. Indeed, to the end, Chupes main- 

 tained his touch-me-not attitude towards 

 Jenny; but mingled with it there seemed to 

 be a certain high-minded pity for her weak- 

 nesses, and an amiable toleration of her 

 vagaries. At times, when she was not urg- 

 ing his participation in them, he even mani- 

 fested an amused interest in some of her 

 performances. But although he never de- 

 parted one jot from his first attitude, you 

 will see how completely Jenny's feelings 

 changed towards him as time went on. 



In making the selection of her name we 

 were influenced by the Cock-Robin and 

 Jenny-Wren line of thought, minus the 

 tragic ending. There was the idea of lov- 

 ing companionship, the hope that in each 

 other's society they might find compensa- 

 tion for the loss of many bird privileges, 

 and various other natural and laudable am- 

 bitions for the little couple actuated us, Sut 

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