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She said his father was frantic She was dreadfully upset herself As

for Sa that the 'prints,' as he called theh I'm sure I can't see why; they were only of

actor people, and they had all died sixty or seventy years ago"

"Actors!" the doctor said "Poor Samuel! he hates the theatre I do

believe he'd rather have pictures of the devil"

"Oh, but wait You haven't heard the rest of it It appears that when

the boy looked at 'e he found they weren't as

valuable as he thought--I don't understand that part of it," Martha

acknowledged--"so what does he do but march downstairs, and put 'em

all in the kitchen stove! What do you think of that?"

"I think," said Williaone off at half-

cock ever since he was born But Martha, the serious thing is his

spendingto him"

"I should think it was serious! If he'd been soht's only son, he would have found

it was serious! Willy, what do you make of him?"