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AUNT JANE’S NIECES AND UNCLE JOHN

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCING “MUMBLES”

Major Gregory Doyle paced nervously up and down the floor of the cosy sitting room.

“Something’s surely happened to our Patsy!” he exclaimed.

A little man with a calm face and a bald head, who was seated near the fire, continued to read his newspaper and paid no attention to the out- burst.

“Something has happened to Patsy!” repeated the Major, “Patsy” meaning his own and only daughter Patricia.

“Something is always happening to everyone,” said the little man, turning his paper indifferently.

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