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           Thenherealizedthewindowcurtainhadblownoutintotheopennight.Butithadseemedasintimateandshimmeringathingasaboy’ssoulescapinghisroom.AndLeoAuffmannhadflunguphishandsasiftothwartit,pushitbackintothesleepinghouse.

           Cold,shivering,hemovedbackintothehouseanduptoSaul’sroomwhereheseizedtheblowingcurtaininandlockedthewindowtightsothepalethingcouldnotescapeagain.ThenhesatonthebedandputhishandonSaul’sback.

           ATaleofTwoCities?Mine.TheOldCuriosityShop?Ha,that’sLeoAuffmann’sallright!GreatExpectations?Thatusedtobemine.ButletGreatExpectationsbehis,now!"

           "What’sthis?"askedLeoAuffmann,entering.

           "This,"saidhiswife,"issortingoutthecommunityproperty!Whenafatherscareshissonatnightit’stimetochopeverythinginhalf!Outoftheway,Mr.BleakHouse,OldCuriosityShop.Inallthesebooks,nomadscientistliveslikeLeoAuffmann,none!"

           "You’releaving,andyouhaven’teventriedthemachine!"heprotested."Tryitonce,you’llunpack,you’llstay!"

           "TomSwiftandHisElectricAnnihilator—whoseisthat?"sheasked."MustIguess?"

           Snorting,shegaveTomSwifttoLeoAuffmann.

           Verylateinthedayallthebooks,dishes,clothes,linenshadbeenstackedonehere,onethere,fourhere,fourthere,tenhere,tenthere.LenaAuffmann,dizzywithcounting,hadtositdown."Allright,"shegasped.