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It is just after lunch and Dulany is cutting my hair while I dictate this to Mr. Loeb. I left Mother lying on the sofa and reading aloud to Quentin, who as usual has hung himself over the back of the sofa in what I should personally regard as an exceedingly uncomfortable attitude to listen to literature. IT IS JUST AFTER LUNCH AND THE LADY IS CUTTING MY HAIR WHILE I DICTATE THIS TO MISTER LOW I LEFT MOTHER LYING ON THE SOFA AND READING ALOUD TO QUINTON WHO AS USUAL HAS HUNG HIMSELF OVER THE BACK OF THE SOFA IN WHAT I SHOULD PERSONALLY REGARD AS AN EXCEEDINGLY UNCOMFORTABLE ATTITUDE TO LISTEN TO LITERATURE
em out of the room--Jack not reappearing at all; and after about five minutes Tom Quartz stalked solemnly back. Another evening the next Speaker of the House, Mr. Cannon, an exceedingly solemn, elderly gentleman with chin whiskers, who certainly does not look to be of playful nature, came to call upon me. He is a great friend of mine, and we sat talking over what our policies for the session should be until about eleven o'clock; and when he went away I accompanied him to the head of the stairs. He had gone about half-way down when Tom Quartz strolled by, his tail erect and very fluffy. He spied Mr. Cannon going down the stairs, jumped to the conclusion that he was a playmate escaping, and raced after him, suddenly grasping him by the leg the way he does Archie and Quentin when they play hide and seek with him; then loosening his hold he tore down-stairs ahead of Mr. Cannon, who eyed him with iron calm and not one particle of surprise. Ethel has reluctantly gone back to boarding-school.  THE TWO WENT TANDUM OUT OF THE ROOM JACK NOT REAPPEARING AT ALL AND AFTER ABOUT FIVE MINUTES TOM QUARTZ STALKED SOLEMNLY BACK ANOTHER EVENING THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE MISTER CANNON AN EXCEEDINGLY SOLEMN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN WITH CHIN WHISKERS WHO CERTAINLY DOES NOT LOOK TO BE OF PLAYFUL NATURE CAME TO CALL UPON ME HE IS A GREAT FRIEND OF MINE AND WE SAT TALKING OVER WHAT OUR POLICIES FOR THE SESSION SHOULD BE UNTIL ABOUT ELEVEN O'CLOCK AND WHEN HE WENT AWAY I ACCOMPANIED HIM TO THE HEAD OF THE STAIRS HE HAD GONE ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN WHEN TOM QUARTZ STROLLED BY HIS TAIL ERECT AND VERY FLUFFY HE SPIED MISTER CANNON GOING DOWN THE STAIRS JUMPED TO THE CONCLUSION THAT HE WAS A PLAYMATE ESCAPING AND RACED AFTER HIM SUDDENLY GRASPING HIM BY THE LEG THE WAY HE DOES ARCHIE AND QUINTON WHEN THEY PLAY HIDE AND SEEK WITH HIM THEN LOOSENING HIS HOLD HE TORE DOWNSTAIRS AHEAD OF MISTER CANNON WHO EYED HIM WITH IRON CALM AND NOT ONE PARTICLE OF SURPRISE ETHEL HAS RELUCTANTLY GONE BACK TO BOARDING SCHOOL
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