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'THE INTERVAL'

From Biddulph,		Dial of old watch (not cracked very much).
From Knut,		Glass marble (beautifully coloured).
From Chad,		2 pear drops (old, but in good condition).
From the other children collectively,		Twenty last year's horse chestnuts on string (very hard).
From the Ancient Mariner,		Piece of wood skilfully cut into the form of a pebble.
From the Absent-Minded Indian,		Nothing.
From the Triplets,		3 bunches of violets.
From the Respectable Gentleman,		His visiting-card.
From the Boy Scout,		One of the Killgruel town-keys he had swallowed.
From the Sicilian Char-woman,		Small piece of soap.
From the Long Man,		Wren's egg.
From Boadicea,		A hat full of ripe blackberries.
From the Doctor,		Half of cough lozenge.
From Ptolemy Jenkinson,		A last year's ticket for a box.

Every one clamoured for a speech, but the old fellow was so affected by all this unexpected kindness, that he would not trust himself to open his mouth, so with tears of gratitude pouring from his eyes, he retired to his chair. These interesting proceedings thus coming to an end, he was wheeled into the forest by Boadicea until they came to the open space where the review was to take place.

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