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Colonel Thorndyke’s Secret

CHAPTER IV
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Is there anything that we can do for you?
If so, let me know without hesitation." "Indeed, there is nothing, Mr.Thorndyke.It is marvelous to us coming in here and finding everything that we can possibly want." "You will want a boy for your garden; and you cannot do better than take young Bill Summers.

He was with me for a bit last year, when the boy I have now was laid up with mumps or something of that sort, and he was very favorably reported on as being handy in the garden, able to milk a cow, and so on.

By the way, Mrs.Greg, I have taken the liberty of sending down a cow in milk.

I expect she is in your meadow now.

I have seven or eight of them, and if you will send her back when her milk fails I will send down another." "You are too kind altogether, Mr.Thorndyke!" Mrs.Greg exclaimed.
"Not at all.


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