Page 265 - Adventures in shadow-land

grandson had fallen in love with a wooden image,
and was following it about the world. The very

porpoises talked about it to each other* The
whole family were dreadfully mortified.

“ Suppose he marries her!" said his sisters.
We never can take her into society. A real
human being would be bad enough, but a wooden

one— **
“ I disown him,” said the old mer professor.

“ I desire that no one will mention him in my
hearing, If he would only come home, the poor
dear b oy!"

There was universal sympathy with the family.
The very sophomores behaved like gentlemen for

as much as a week, they were so touchcd with the
old mer professor’s trouble.
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