what-not and made it 28° 20', quite forgetting, unfortunately,
that the what-not had also decided to lie fallow for a season.
Consequently, while the direction of the what-not-how-now
line is definitely fixed, their actual positions remain
unestablished. Is it too much to hope that when the time comes
for them to seek again the purer air of the drawing-room they
will be able to rely upon the guidance of an old friend like
yourself rather than upon that of two comparative strangers?

Yours anxiously."


III.

Sometimes I wonder what Mr. Perkins would say if I suggested paying
half-rent during the winter.

Sometimes Celia wonders what she will say if she finds that Mrs.
Winkle has re-arranged all her furniture for her.

"We might," said Celia, looking at the two letters, "send the Perkins
one to Mrs. Winkle and the Winkle one to Mr. Perkins."

"Why?" I asked.

"Just to show how broad-minded we are," said Celia.

A.A.M.

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