But I said 'no' flat to that.

'They may be all right--I'm not saying they're not--but no London street Arabs for me,' I said.

'Give me a native born at least.

There'll be a risk, no matter who we get.

But I'll feel easier in my mind and sleep sounder at nights if we get a born Canadian.' So in the end we decided to ask Mrs.Spencer to pick us out one when she went over to get her little girl.