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“ I  carae  to  tell  you  about  Mr.  Colan­

                                        der,  and  how  Mr.  Fullerton  played  a
                                        trick  on  him.”

                                           The  Professor  took  off  his  glasses,
                                        and  peered  down  upon  the  top of  Wili-

                                        fred's  hat,  which  completely  hid  Peg-
                                        gy’s  shy  face  from  view,  and  gravely

                                        addressed  the  ostrich  feather  on  the
                                        crown.

                                             “  If you  really  know  anything  about

                                        the  matter,  I  shall  be  glad  to  hear  you,
                                        Miss  Wilifred/'

                                             11 My  name  is  Peggy,  and  I ’m  the
                                        slavey  at  Mrs.  Bagley’s.  She  keeps  the

                                        lodging-house,  you  know,  where  Mr,
                                         Bolander lives,  and  that’s  how  I  came

                                        to  know  anything  about  it.”
                                             It  was  Peggy's  intention  to  explain
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                                         the  matter as  clearly  and  as  quickly  as

                                         she  could.
                                              “ The  slavey  at  Mrs.  BagleyV ’  re~
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