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« Right after dinner,” said Comfort.

* How far is it,” said Lucy, “ from here ?”

“0, not far,” said Comfort; “you shall go ;
Pil show you.”

So Lucy ran back to her mother, and told her
that the inspection was going to be right after din-
ner, and that it was not far, and that Comfort
would go and show it to her.

“ Well,” said her mother, “ you may go when-
ever Comfort goes; but it is very strange that
they are going to have an inspection up here. 1
am sure I don’t see where the troops are to come
from.”

“ Well,” said Lucy, “I know there is going to
be one, because Comfort said so.”

Lucy was right. There was going to be an
inspection, but it was very different from the kind
that she had imagined. For that day, at dinner,
Lucy’s mother asked the farmer about the inspec-
tion, and where it was to be, and he said, “ O, we
generally begin at the barn, and so go all around.”

“ Why, what kind of an inspection is it?” said
Lucy’s mother.

“ Why, it is not a military i inspection,” said the
farmer, laughing. “Did you think it was a mili-

tary inspection, Lucy?” he added, turning to
Lucy. |