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Show The Explanation, Old rodklna lay back In hla chair In calm content, and though hla wife waa quite near him lie wua happy, for she had nut broken the alienee for nearly five mliiutea. Mo had brou married fur flveand-twenty flveand-twenty long yeura, and Mr. I'ndklna, almoat dully during 24 of them, had dlrtlurbed tho dnmrallc pence by a too full exerclae of hir lungiin. "My dear," broke In Mra. P , thinking It time Bhe aald minietliliig to Interrupt the milet, "1 eee by the pa-pera pa-pera that a petrllled Jaw two yard! long haa been found In Cornwall." "What!" rrled I'o.lklna, sinning up. "Now I know your secret. Hut you never told mo your anceatnrB came from that part of tho wor'!" |