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Those Extraordinary Twins

CHAPTER V
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Go on." "And they both kicked him--I swear to it." "Mr.Wakeman, was Count Luigi, here, willing to join the Sons of Liberty last night ?" "Yes, sir, he was.

He did join, too, and drank a glass or two of whisky, like a man." "Was his brother willing to join ?" "No, sir, he wasn't.

He is a teetotaler, and was elected through a mistake." "Was he given a glass of whisky ?" "Yes, sir, but of course that was another mistake, and not intentional.
He wouldn't drink it.

He set it down." A slight pause, then he added, casually and quite simply: "The plaintiff reached for it and hogged it." There was a fine outburst of laughter, but as the justice was caught out himself, his reprimand was not very vigorous.
Mr.Allen jumped up and exclaimed: "I protest against these foolish irrelevancies.

What have they to do with the case ?" Wilson said: "Calm yourself, brother, it was only an experiment.


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