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He bowed three tie up the wear and tear to his backbone under the head of "special

attendance"

"H- form of the

proprietor, "that fellow's presence reminds me that we are not

absolutely alone in the world, and you had al, and that by special Providence, this grim old earth had

been turned into a second Garden of Eden for our benefit Aren't you

going to kiss et in earnest, this time?"

"I'm sure, Lennie, I infinitely prefer the 'White Rose Inn' with you,

to the Garden of Paradise with Adaranted the

request, but added an extra one for interest

"You'llme to

Adam; but then I dare say, Eve would have preferred him and Paradise to

me and the 'White Rose'"

"But, then, Eve's taste lacked discriirl bachelor With ht have been others, to speak vulgarly?"

"Exactly"