The Lost Idea 5

and had found it just enough to buy a pair
of boots with; and had ordered a pair of
Timothy.

And so things were going on, until it was
whispered that the Lord-Lieutenant of the
county had decided to order a pair of boots
of Timothy ; when one day Timothy’s wife
said—

“Tim, you have worked very hard for a
long time; I think you ought to take a
holiday.”

“IT am very contented without it,” replied
Timothy. And, indeed, Timothy
was quite fat and rosy with con-
tentment ; but he thought it over,
and decided that his wife knew
best. Now, wives nearly always
do know best; only husbands,
being conceited, pretend not to
believe it.

So Timothy reached down his
fishing-rod, and trotted out to take hee
a holiday; and as he went through the vil-
lage all the inhabitants turned pale and said,
‘We hope Timothy is not going to leave