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of the preceding night.

The day was by no means invigorating, and it was with many yawns that I collected the scattered articles of my clothing in preperation for our proposed excursion.  As I adjusted my suspenders, while gazing from the window, Burton burst in with the compliment of the season.  "The same to you," I replied "but if it were not for the calendar I should be much more inclined to think this an Easter morning than Christmas," and I raised my finger as I heard the twitter of sparrows under the eves.

We decended to the breakfast table where my friends new acquaintance, who was to form the third member of our party, awaited us.  He was a well-built fellow, two or three years my