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"What's this? I don't understand"

"Certainly you do not; no sensible person would I showed it to entleman, and requested an explanation 'Oh,' he said, 'when

you told me to write to Troy, itto forget them, he wrote them down on a sheet

of paper, and that probably he used the other side of the sheet for

the Troy letter--'by mistake' 'Mistake, sir!' I said, 'a sufficient

number of mistakes will send me out of business'"

"Sahtfully, "do you recall whose face it

was that 'launched the thousand ships' on Troy?"

Samuel shook his head, "Helen's" said Dr Lavendar

The senior warden frowned, then suddenly understood "Oh, yes, I know

all about that Another evidence of his folly!"

"I've no doubt you feel like spanking him," Dr Lavendar said

syht was cri his hands,

his face very red The old minister looked at him in consternation

"Sam! what on earth is the ht sat down He put his hand to hisbetrayal; his very ears were purple

Dr Lavendar apologized profusely "I was only in fun I'm sure you