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“Just watch, Ellis!” He took her chin in his hand Easped at his touch, at the presumption of it! But he only turned her head so that she was looking directly at the blanket belonging to the Marquis of Douro, Mary Percy, and Dr Home “Watch”

Young Soult released a lovely embroidered and painted backdrop across the rear of the puppet theater It showed a rather standard Eden: pleasant fields, innocent strea wild carrots and berries and ancient stones Several e dressed in richSoult the Rhy with his vision He worked his creations with both hands and feet, fingers and toes, perched uncoh couch above the whole affair Soult’s voice cracked in nervous terror as he spoke the first lines of his great work:

Behold these lands! Rich in both grain and geese

Where all Glass Towners lived in gentle peace

“Eeeeeugh,” Crashey giggled Miss Jane shushed hiht there What’d those poor geese ever do to him?”

Six noble Lords stand here before you!

All things they see do they command

Zamorna, Wellesley, Calabar,

Bon-a-parte, and Northangerland!

But one true soul surpassed them all

In honor, faith, and honesty—

The brave Marquis of Douro,

Whose grandson pays my fee

Sohter bubbled up from the audience They were all far too rich to be entirely co money, even in verse The puppeteer cleared his throat and pressed on

Explorers all and pioneers,