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“I’ up at the front of the roo in surprise “What is that?”

Hyacinth followed his gaze Several of the Pleinsworth progeny, one of who about

“Now that’s an interesting coincidence,” Gareth murmured

“It reed

“I thought this was meant to be a poetry recitation”

Hyacinth griram, I’m afraid”

“From iambic pentameter to Little Bo Peep?” he asked doubtfully “It does seem a stretch”

Hyacinth gave him a rueful look “I think there will still be iambic pentameter”

His mouth fell open “From Peep?”

She nodded, holding up the prograinal co “By Harriet Pleinsworth The Shepherdess, the Unicorn, and Henry VIII”

“All of them? At once?”

“I’ her head

“Of course not Even you couldn’t have made this up”

Hyacinth decided to take that as a compliment

“Why didn’t I receive one of these?” he asked, taking the program from her