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"Ice-cream," David said, instantly alert

"At breakfast!" David nodded, and the ice-cream appeared He ate it in

silence, and when he had scraped the saucer, he said, "Can you ever get back behind, sir?"

"Behind what?" Dr Lavendar asked He was looking at David and

wondering as different about the child; he did not have quite

his usual aspect "I ht anxiously, and that question about getting back

behind suggested buttons "Are your braces fastened?" he asked

"And do it over again," David said "Is there any way you can get back

behind, and do it over again?"

"Do what over again?" Dr Lavendar said "If they've co," said David "If I could get behind again, I

wouldn't"

Dr Lavendar gave it up, but he fumbled under David's little coat and

discovered that the buttons were all right "There see different about you, David," he said, as they pushed their

chairs from the table David had no explanation to offer, so Dr

Lavendar consulted the waitress: "Is there anything wrong about this

little boy's clothing? He doesn't look just right--"