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Show Calm Slowbetter. Slowbetter is a calm man, not easily eas-ily upset. On one occasion as his motor car had come to a sudden stop he crawled underneath it to see what was the matter. Somehow or other some petrol ignited. ig-nited. A fierce burst of flame and. smoke came forth, enveloping Slow-better. Slow-better. In the midst of the excitement excite-ment he walked to one side with his usual slow and regular step. His face was black, his eyebrows and eyelashes were singed, and what was left of his hair and beard was a sight to behold. Someone brought a mirror, and he had a look at himself. As usual, however, how-ever, he took matters philosophically. "Well," he said, slowly and deliberately, deliber-ately, "I was needing a shave and my hair cut, anyway." |