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Show H The ticklish position of Bulgaria in the war H recalls the visit paid by David Christie Murray, H the novelist, to Gladstone, and, when he left, Glad- H, stone, with old-fashioned courtesy, followed him H ' out into the hall and helped him on with his overcoat. Now Murray was a great traveler, and his overcoat waB a pecular one a garment of brown camel-hair, with a bear skin lining. "Where on earth, said Gladstone, "did you get this extraordinary ex-traordinary coat?" 'I bought it in Bulgaria, sir!" Murray replied. "Humph!" said Gladstone, "I've talked a great deal in my time about Bulgarian atrocities, but I never expected to see one of them In London." |