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THE WRONG BOX

So utter was Morris's subjection that he did not wait to be asked, but handed the note to John as soon as he had glanced at it himself

'That's the way to write a letter,' cried John. 'Nobody but Michael could have written that.'

And Morris did not even claim the credit of priority.