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What Bobbie brought home.

           There’saboyinthetunnelovertherewitharedjerseyandhislegbroken."

           "Whatdidhewanttogointothebloomingtunnelfor,then?"saidtheman.

           "Don’tyoubesocross,"saidPhyllis,kindly."WEhaven’tdoneanythingwrongexceptcomingandwakingyouup,andthatwasright,asithappens."

           ThenPetertoldhowtheboycametobeinthetunnel.

           "Well,"saidtheman,"Idon’tseeasIcandoanything.Ican’tleavethebox."

           "Youmighttelluswheretogoaftersomeonewhoisn’tinabox,though,"saidPhyllis.

           "There’sBrigden’sfarmoveryonderwhereyouseethesmokea-comingupthroughthetrees,"saidtheman,moreandmoregrumpy,asPhyllisnoticed.

           "Well,good-bye,then,"saidPeter.

           Butthemansaid,"Waitaminute."Heputhishandinhispocketandbroughtoutsomemoneyalotofpenniesandoneortwoshillingsandsixpencesandhalf-a-crown.Hepickedouttwoshillingsandheldthemout.

           "Here,"hesaid."I’llgiveyouthistoholdyourtonguesaboutwhat’stakenplaceto-day."

           Therewasashort,unpleasantpause.Then:—

           "YouAREanastyman,though,aren’tyou?"saidPhyllis.

           Petertookastepforwardandknockedtheman’shandup,sothattheshillingsleaptoutofitandrolledonthefloor.

           "IfanythingCOULDmakemesneak,THATwould!"hesaid.

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