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ŌĆØ Her husband continued to sing as if endeavoring to emulate the famous Christine Nillson, and paid no attention whatever to his wife or his guests. Fortunately the dinner gong now sounded, and Mrs. Bostwick dragged Bessie from the piano and ushered her guests into the dining room. HER HUSBAND CONTINUED TO SING AS IF ENDEAVOURING TO EMULATE THE FAMOUS CHRISTINE MILSON AND PAID NO ATTENTION WHATEVER TO HIS WIFE OR HIS GUESTS FORTUNATELY THE DINNER GONG NOW SOUNDED AND MISSUS BOSTWICK DRAGGED BESSY FROM THE PIANO AND USHERED HER GUESTS INTO THE DINING ROOM
r gong. Mr. Bostwick, who was hungry, picked up the bonbon dish that lay on the table beside him and ate the pink confection. The professor was watching him, so Mr. Bostwick courteously held the dish toward him. The professor ate the lemon-yellow piece and the senator reached out his hand and took the lavender piece. He did not eat it, however, for, chancing to remember that it might spoil his dinner, he put it in his vest pocket. Mrs. Bostwick, still intently listening to her precocious daughter, without thinking what she did, took the remaining piece, which was the white one, and slowly devoured it. The dish was now empty, and Claribel SuddsŌĆÖ precious bonbons had passed from her possession forever! Suddenly Mr. Bostwick, who was a big man, began to sing in a shrill, tremolo soprano voice. It was not the same song Bessie was playing, and the discord was shocking that the professor smiled, the senator put his hands to his ears and Mrs. Bostwick cried in a horrified voice: ŌĆ£William! OF THE DINNER GONG MISTER BOSTWICK WHO WAS HUNGRY PICKED UP THE BONBON DISH THAT LAY ON THE TABLE BESIDE HIM AND ATE THE PINK CONFECTION THE PROFESSOR WAS WATCHING HIM SO MISTER BOSTWICK COURTEOUSLY HELD THE DISH TOWARD HIM THE PROFESSOR ATE THE LEMON YELLOW PIECE AND THE SENATOR REACHED OUT HIS HAND AND TOOK THE LAVENDER PIECE HE DID NOT EAT IT HOWEVER FOR CHANCING TO REMEMBER THAT IT MIGHT SPOIL HIS DINNER HE PUT IT IN HIS VEST POCKET MISSUS BOSTWICK STILL INTENTLY LISTENING TO HER PRECOCIOUS DAUGHTER WITHOUT THINKING WHAT SHE DID TOOK THE REMAINING PIECE WHICH WAS THE WHITE ONE AND SLOWLY DEVOURED IT THE DISH WAS NOW EMPTY AND CLARA BELLE SUDD'S PRECIOUS BONBONS HAD PASSED FROM HER POSSESSION FOREVER SUDDENLY MISTER BOSTWICK WHO WAS A BIG MAN BEGAN TO SING IN A SHRILL TREMULOUS SOPRANO VOICE IT WAS NOT THE SAME SONG BESSIE WAS PLAYING AND THE DISCORD WAS SO SHOCKING THAT THE PROFESSOR SMILED THE SENATOR PUT HIS HANDS TO HIS EARS AND MISSUS BOSTWICK CRIED IN A HORRIFIED VOICE WILLIAM
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