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Hattie always doodles when she talks on the telephone; I'm sure a psychiatrist
could discover some interesting facts of her personality from those drawings.

budge [v.] to move from the place one is in or change one's position {usually used in
negative, as in "refuse to budge," "didn't budge"}

Even tried to persuade Rodney to sit closer to the stage, but Rodney wouldn't
budge. "I can see ands hear very well where I am," he said.

drowsily [adv.] sleepily

"I'm so sleepy that I can hardly keep my eyes open," Anthony said drowsily.

ANECDOTE

One of the most popular novelists of the 1920s was Booth Tarkington [1869 – 1946], who
wrote primarily about the American Middle West. Al-ice Adams and The Magnificent Ambersons
won the accolades of the critics, but Penrod and its sequel, Penrod and Sam, were Tarkington's
best-loved novels.

Once, while visiting a little town in his home state of Indiana, Tarkington lost his dog. He
went immediately to the local newspaper, where he found the entire staff of three – editor, printer,
and messenger boy – in the small, dingy office, preparing the next issue.

"I'd like to put an advertisement in your paper," Tarkington told the editor.

We're just going to press," the editor replied. "But we'll be glad to hold the edition for your
know offhand what you want to say?"

"Just this: $50 reward for the return of a pointer dog named Rex that disappeared from the
Mansion House on Monday night."

Tarkington left and started back to the hotel. Then, having misgivings, he returned to the
newspaper office. It was not impossible that Rex had been stolen. Perhaps Tarkington should
include "No questions asked" in his advertisement.

Except for the messenger boy, slouched over a table and doodling lazily on a sheet of
paper, the office was empty.

"Where is everybody?" asked Tarkington.

The boy did not budge from his stool or even look up from his drawing. "Out hunting for
your dog." He replied drowsily.

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