Jeremy by Sir Hugh Walpole
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five--"
"Four, Mary." "Oh, I thought you said five." And then a second later Jeremy would ask: "Did you say four or five, Miss Jones?" "I told Mary I said four--" "Oh, I've written five--and now it's all wrong. Didn't you write five, Mary?" "Yes, I've written five. You did say four, didn't you, Miss Jones?" "Yes--yes. And three makes--" "What did you say made five?" asked Jeremy. "I didn't say five. I said four. Twice two." "Is that as well as 'add three,' Miss Jones? I've got twice two, and then add three, and then twice two--" "No, no. I was only telling Jeremy--" "Please, Miss Jones, would you mind beginning again--" |
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