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Then he was miserable. He tossed, and groaned, and dozed, and smoked cigarettes until he could stand it no longer. He got up and dressed, in sheer desperation, and went for a walk in the gardens. The day was clear as a new minted coin. THEN HE WAS MISERABLE HE TOSSED AND GROANED AND DOZED AND SMOKED CIGARETTES TILL HE COULD STAND IT NO LONGER HE GOT UP AND DRESSED IN SHEER DESPERATION AND WENT FOR A WALK IN THE GARDENS THE DAY WAS CLEAR AS A NEW MINTED COIN
ed a dream through the gates of ivory that lifted him to a delectable land where Peggy was nineteen, and had never heard of Kennaston, and was unbelievably sweet and dear and beautiful. But presently they and the Colonel put forth to sea--on a great carved writing-desk--fishing for sharks, which the Colonel said were very plentiful in those waters; and Frederick R. Woods climbed up out of the sea, and said Billy was a fool and must go to college; and Peggy said that was impossible, as seventeen hundred and fifty thousand children had to be given an education apiece, and they couldn't spare one for Billy; and a missionary from Zambesi Land came out of one of the secret drawers and said Billy must give him both of his feet as he needed them for his working-girls' classes; and thereupon the sharks poked their heads out of the water and began, in a deafening chorus, to cry, "Feet, feet, feet!" And Billy then woke with a start, and found it was only the birds chattering in the dawn outside.  BILLY SLEPT AND KIND HYPNOS LOOSED A DREAM THROUGH THE GATES OF IVORY THAT LIFTED HIM TO A DELECTABLE LAND WHERE PEGGY WAS NINETEEN AND HAD NEVER HEARD OF CANNASTON AND WAS UNBELIEVABLY SWEET AND DEAR AND BEAUTIFUL BUT PRESENTLY THEY AND THE COLONEL PUT FORTH TO SEA ON A GREAT CARVED WRITING DESK FISHING FOR SHARKS WHICH THE COLONEL SAID WERE VERY PLENTIFUL IN THOSE WATERS AND FREDERIC R WOODS CLIMBED UP OUT OF THE SEA AND SAID BILLY WAS A FOOL AND MUST GO TO COLLEGE AND PEGGY SAID THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE AS SEVENTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND CHILDREN HAD TO BE GIVEN AN EDUCATION APIECE AND THEY COULDN'T SPARE ONE FOR BILLY AND A MISSIONARY FROM ZAMBEZI LAND CAME OUT OF ONE OF THE SECRET DRAWERS AND SAID BILLY MUST GIVE HIM BOTH HIS FEET AS HE NEEDED THEM FOR HIS WORKING GIRLS CLASSES AND THEREUPON THE SHARKS POKED THEIR HEADS OUT OF THE WATER AND BEGAN IN A DEAFENING COURSE TO CRY FEET FEET FEET AND BILLY THEN WOKE WITH A START AND FOUND IT WAS ONLY THE BIRDS CHATTERING IN THE DAWN OUTSIDE
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