"I do," he answered, as he scooped a grave
for the oily curls; "who can resist the capil-
lary attraction of the True?"

**At the touch of Jimmy," I went on, "so
my rascal assured me, that fat oyster, the
world, would fly open. Though, to do him
justice, he counseled me to open the oyster
only by lawful means. His friend Hugh,
in his judgment, was too large for a cam-
hrioleur. Having read me this lesson of
practical morality, he assumed an air of
mystery and produced a Bottle — '*

"May I ne'er want a friend nor a bottle to
give him," sang Roland, patting down the
earth that covered the rouflaquettes.
"A Bottle, containing, quoth my rascal, a
potent anaesthetic, or rather hypnotic. An
oath was an oath; and he would not disclose
its chemistry. However, his beloved one



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should have some practical hints. Squirt a
few drops through a keyhole, wait five min-
utes — et voildl One enters to find all the
world asleep, smiling out of heavenly dreams
and none the worse for the experience
(except in material possessions) on awaken-
mg.
