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When Dr Lavendar left David at the Stuffed Ani home; the Rectory would be so quiet It
occurred to hiht as well look in
on Benjaentleown, tottering up and down the weedy driveway in front of his
veranda, and repeating poetry
"O great corrector of enorrand decider Of dusty and old titles, that healest with blood--Hello!
'Bout tiet so?"
"Of course; I alantThere's
a leak in the vestry roof How are you?"
"How do you suppose I arave!
Ready to juate?"
"I'm seventy-two," said Dr Lavendar, "and I played marbles
yesterday"
"Co on to the
veranda, where four great white columns, blistered and flaked by time,
supported a roof that darkened the shuttered s of the second
story
He led the way indoors to the dining-rooer,
Simmons, was a fool "He says he closes the shutters to keep the