MR. CHUPES AND MISS JENNY 



entire history up to the time of our arrival 

 in Montreal. 



I saw that the women were greatly inter- 

 ested, and I naturally supposed that their 

 wonder was excited solely by the unusual 

 experiences of the birds; -but their own 

 remarks, as they walked away impressively 

 shaking their heads, left me no room for 

 uncertainty. 



" That woman, there, she has nothing to 

 do, her, for sure, for sure! " 



" No, indeed, she has nothing to do, for 

 sure, for sure." 



They were soon reinstalled in the luxu- 

 rious chairs; this time too engrossed in 

 thought to care to rock. They gazed won- 

 deringly at me until sleep overcame them, 

 but even as they dropped off into the land 

 of Nod, a drowsy murmur of "nothing . . . 

 - to ... do ... for . . . sure . . . for. . . . 

 sure " floated my way. 



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