MR. CHUPES AND MISS JENNY 



robins' domain, but, not knowing at the 

 time that s'he was bent on nest-building, 

 and that she greatly resented his utter in- 

 difference in the matter, I could not under- 

 stand her unusual manifestations of dis- 

 pleasure. 



The first intimation of her building pro- 

 pensities came to me in a startling manner. 

 One afternoon I was awakened from my 

 nap by a violent tugging and pulling at my 

 hair. Chupes, according to his custom at 

 this hour, had cuddled down on the lounge 

 beside me, and a mirror opposite gave me 

 a view of the energetic Jenny hard at work. 



At a good deal of inconvenience, I might 

 almost say at the risk of being scalped, I 

 awaited developments. I could distinctly 

 see Jenny's expression of dismay when her 

 best efforts failed to dislodge the building 

 material. Finally she paused as if to con- 

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