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moment. ‘Of course not, Doris,” he said.
‘Tt is just a silly tale some man made up,
and I told it because one grows tired of
true tales sometimes. As to the tambour-
ine, it only wants a little practice. You
hold it so, and then you balance yourself
upon one foot. Then... .”

He kicked the thing above his head and
handed it to the child. ‘You'll learn in
no time,” he said.