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tion of worms; and as he did not care
for apples, he decided to cut down
the apple-trees and replace them with
red-currant bushes.

So he called Erthupp the gardener,
and ordered him to make the altera-
tions at once; but great was his in-
dignation next day on finding that he
had not been obeyed !

‘“‘Erthupp!” he said severely, perch-
ing on the barrow, “I must request
an explanation of this inadvertence
to my orders!”

“Very sorry, sir,” replied Erthupp ;
“but I mentioned your wishes to
the governor; and he didn’t seem to
think as the alterations was exackly

, requirable.”

“Erthupp!” said Bob, still more ft

 

severely, “I have spoken to you
before concerning your habit of grin-
ning when I address you; be so good

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