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“Ts he dead?” asked Doris.

“Tt is just a story,” answered the Visitor.

“And not a true one? I was hoping
you would take me to see the garden and
the man that was king in it.”

‘“O, it is true enough,” said the Visitor.
“ But all the true stories happened a long,
long time ago; and you will hear about
the garden.”

He paused for a moment ; then, ‘“ After
a time the gardener had to go abroad.”

“Ah!” sighed Doris, heavily.

“Tt was a great trouble to him at first,”