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           "Ithoughtthiswasyourparty."

           "Ithoughtitwasonce.ButIsupposeitisn’t."

           "I’dsooneritwasyoursthanEeyore’s,"saidPiglet.

           "SowouldI,"saidPooh.

           "H—hup!"saidRooagain.

           "AS—I—WAS—SAYING,"saidEeyoreloudlyandsternly,"asIwassayingwhenIwasinterruptedbyvariousLoudSounds,Ifeelthat—"

           "Hereitis!"criedChristopherRobinexcitedly."PassitdowntosillyoldPooh.It’sforPooh."

           "ForPooh?"saidEeyore.

           "Ofcourseitis.Thebestbearinalltheworld."

           "Imighthaveknown,"saidEeyore."Afterall,onecan’tcomplain.Ihavemyfriends.Somebodyspoketomeonlyyesterday.AndwasitlastweekortheweekbeforethatRabbitbumpedintomeandsaid’Bother!’TheSocialRound.Alwayssomethinggoingon."

           Nobodywaslistening,fortheywereallsaying,"Openit,Pooh,""Whatisit,Pooh?""Iknowwhatitis,""No,youdon’t,"andotherhelpfulremarksofthissort.AndofcoursePoohwasopeningitasquicklyaseverhecould,butwithoutcuttingthestring,becauseyouneverknowwhenabitofstringmightbeUseful.Atlastitwasundone.

           WhenPoohsawwhatitwas,henearlyfelldown,hewassopleased.ItwasaSpecialPencilCase.Therewerepencilsinitmarked"B"forBear,andpencilsmarked"HB"forHelpingBear,andpencilsmarked"BB"forBraveBear.