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Countess Ito,s Bravery.

Many years ago, when quite a young
man, during a rebellion, Count Ito was
hiding from his enemies, who, having
tracked him to his house, sent band
Of "sohsis" to assassfnate him. On
hearing his enemies approaching and
trapped like rat In its hole, the count
drew his sword and prepared to die,
but the countess whispered, "Do not
die; there is hope STILL" and removing
the "hibatchi," or firebox, and lifting
up the mats and the planks beneath.
she induced her husband to conceal
himself in the hollow space which ex-
lists under the floors Of all japanese
houses.
The murderers broke into the room
just as the firebox had been replaced
and demanded of the countess their
victim. In vain they threatened and
cruelty i'll treated her, dragging her
about the room by her long black hair.
But it was of no avail They could not
shake her resolute fidelity. Thanks to
her courage Count Ito escaped and has
lived to give to his country new con-
stitut1on and become one Of the great
est statesmen of modern Japan. often
wonder when l see the countess, now
delicate, gray haired, little lady, at
the courage and presence Of mind that
she displayed at that critical moment
Of her Efe-Cornhill Magazine.
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sIMoNsvILLE.

Mrs. Clara Edison is entertaining her
mother, Mrs. Amsden.
Tina Smith visited her sister, Mrs. Charles
Fuller, last week.
Emily White is stopping in Peaseville this
week.
Miss Alice PAUL. of Brookline, Mass, is
the guest of Mrs. G. 8. Leonard.
School commences in this district Monday,
August IA, taught by W. L. Bixby.
Col. H. o. Peabody and Elmer Hazsltine
went to Springfield the first of the week.
Mrs. Rena T. Smith and daughter Rena, of
Springfield, Mass, are guests of her mother.
Mrs Jane Thornton.
Orrin Smith of Walpole, N H., and How
ard Smith of Westminster visited their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William P. Smith, Sun
day and attended the dance at Lowell lake
Saturday evening.
j. M. Peabody has accepted clerksbip in
the store of Pollard & Abbott in Chester and
commenced his duties Wednesday. We wish
him success in his new position. John is
q genial fellow and will make friends and
gain customers for his employers with his
pleasing mien. Our loss is Chester's gain.
Mrs. Brown is stopping with her daughter,
Mrs F. l. Graves.
Mr. and Mrs William P. Smith entertained
his brother, Garrett Smith, and wife and
daughter, of Walpole, N. H., from Saturday
until Monday.
Ed Hoiton of Walpole, N. H., visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Hazeitine, Sun
day.
P. T. Marsh went to Bellows Falls the first
of the week to visit his sister, Mrs. John @.
Persons, who is ill.
B. S. Stickney of Saxtons River and his
brother, Preston Stickney of Nashua, Min
nesota, called the first of the week at their
old home, now owned by Charles Fuller, and
visited neighbors and friends. Both gentle
men ere natives of this town.
Lonnie Farrar returned to his home in
Chester Sunday.
Mrs. B. Fuller visited at George Farrsr's
in Chester Sunday.
Fred Coleman and wife of Londonderry
and Mrs. Nina Warner of Chester were
entertained by Vilroy G. Warner and wife
Sunday and by G. B. Chase and wife Monday.
Grace and Marion Farrar of Chester are
visiting at their grandfather's, B. s. Fuller's
Mrs. Lois Dustin of Plattsburgh, N. Y,
arrived in town Wednesday and is the guest
of her brother, p. T. Marsh, and nephew,
Henry Marsh. Mrs. Dustin formerly lived
in town.
u Belden has position to work for E.
A. Batchelder in his blacksmith shop in
Chester.
William P. Smith and daughter Tina visit
relatives in walpole, N. H, and Westminster
this week Friday until Sunday.
Ernest Smith is shingling his house.
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ALsTEAp.

Mrs. Charles Neal and daughter ana -, ~ !. !,
Bartlett and son OF Claremont were
+. J. Marvin's Wednesday and Thufsq",
DR. and Mrs. Allen ard two sons oI ~. ~ :,
yoke, Mass, spent Tuesday nisht ana pa, ,sa ~
Wednesday with relatives here on tme,, y
to their summer cottage, Camp hon0' -
Lempster.
II. A. Lowell and wife are spending wask
ut the sea shore.
Miss Howard and friend OF keene a'o ~
ing entertained by Mrs. H. A, Moore M
John ID .ckey is home from WalPoie 'oV'
two weeks vacation.
Mr.. and MIS-, Thomas Holly and fanny y,
Holyoke passed through here Weahes""S "
their way TO Camp Echo.
Misses Eva and Charlotte Bnrge 60 ans
week Saturday to Boston and vicinity
Mrs Hnmphey of Boston is visitins he'
sister, Miss Egerton.
Quite q C Nopany of young people gstnerey,
at the hall Thursday evening Tor dauoe Aho
social which was much enjoyed by all
Miss Mary Brown of fowler, lnd mas peen
visiting her cousin, Mrs. j. s. Pronty'
John Kimball Of Marlboro spent THURSDAY
at Mrs e. IL. Kimbaifs.
MISS Cora Moody of Acworth is visiting al
r. B. Trows'.
The ladies OF the Congregational society
will give an entertainment at the towh nan
next Thursday evening; ice cream ana CAKE
will be served.
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BRATTLEBoRo.

Col. Kittredge Haskins won't TO Montpe-
Tier Tuesday in response 10 an invitation
from Gov, V, Q. Smith TO be present Wednes-
oav At meeting to consider what action
should he taken on behalf of the state la hon
or OF Admiral Dewey upon his return.
a special meeting of school district No. 2
will be called SION the purpose &C tcting
committeen an TO ~. a "a carey o, ne
school board caused By the efusa If u q az
Estty to accrpt an ell c'ion IN that flee, II
is understood that James l. Martin will he
nominated and that he will servo If elected,
Ansel Pierce of Brsttlehoro was found un-
conscious in the road near Est Jaffrey, N
II Monday, having been thrown from his
bicycle message was sent to Wsntasti-
quet lodge Of OLD Fellows of Brettleboro, who
returned instruc ilns as TO Nj. Pierce's tenn
poIary care.
The Wirdham county riop Of Christian
Epdeavor will hoid its seuoi-anuual couven-
ton At Atheus the % |. The meeting will be
addressed hr Rev j. L. Sewal OF North
Brookfeld, Mass the organ zr of the union
Brattleboro scademv at West attleboro
will open Seple mber 6 tor the fall term OF IL
weeks. Prof. Miller, who is now in Euiops,
has been re 'engaged as prirc'pal
The last car flon West Brattleboro Satur-
dav night ran into j. o. Smiths halla.e snd
express wagon on Oak street, near s T..
Emerson's. The aXles Of the wagon we e
sprung, the springs and the esch were brol-
or, and the horse received severe bruises.
The fender on the Car was demolished The
naotorman claimed that he did not see the
team until too late to avoid striking it.
There was a bearing before Justice Merri-
field Monday III the suit of Blodgett & De-
Witt of Brattleboro against f. o Downs Of
Dummerston to recover a balance oil $50 on
an account. The hearii G was continued to
the 10th.
Justice Newton imposed fac of S. and
costs Monday upon Chsrles Douglass of Dunn
merston, who was arrested by Policeman Dix
Saturday night for intoxcsiion. Douglass
Claimed that he obtained his liquor at Green
field.
W. K. Mitchell sold his night lunch-roc m
on Main street Monday 20 John G. FRYE and
Frank Waite. Mr.. Mitchell has bought Mrs.
j. E. Jacobs bakery on Elliott street.
Robert y. Bacon has returned from New
York, where he has heen studying law, to the
office OF Waterman & Martin.
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Card of Thanks.
FELCHvILLE.

Fred and Lills Perkins went to Randolph
Wednesday to attend the wedding of c5u-
sin, Ned Buck.
Mrs. Sarah Tuttle of Springfield, Mass,
and Mrs. DIR. Robinson of Taunton, Mass
we're in town the first of the week calling on
friends.
G. E. Skinner of Chicago, H., will give a
select reading at the Baptist church Thurs
day evening, August 49,
d. w. Small and wife of Cornish, NH,
visited at N. E. f. Perkins the first of the
week.
Edwin Kendall, wife and Master Clarence
If Springfield, former residents, called on
neighbors and friends last week.
Oscar Randall had the misfortune to lose q
valuable heifer by its getting mired in the
big swamp.
Miss f lorenzo Cilley with z. E. Blanchard
of Plymouth is spending few days with j,
Barnes aud wife.
Hal Payne of Boston, first tenor of Dem
man Thompson's Old Homestead quartet,
will sing the Palms at the CONCERT for the
benefit OF the Baptist church Thursday, Au-
gust II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker of West Acton, Mass
Mrs. Written and Miss Stockwell of Massa-
chusetts are guests at the Valley House.
Maud Kendall has returned to Cavendish
where she has secured position in the post
office and public library.
Mr.. Pratt of Ashburnham, Mass spent q
few days last week with his sister, Mrs. E
Coburn.
Mrs. Ann West of Proctorsville, George
Hewlett, Jr., of Providence and Frank Cham.
berlain, Esq, were guests of D. P. Sawyer
the first of the week.
g. A. Davis and daughter of Windsor were
guests at the Valley House Monday.
Frank Lewis has bean quite ill but is now
reported improving.
The reading room of the public library will
be open during the remainder sof the warm
weather each Sunday from 2 till 5 P M.
Mrs and Miss Foss and infant of Rutland
are stopping for short time with Mrs. Frank
Watkins.
Hank White and wife have returned from
their outing much improved in health.
The Universalists and Baptists united in a
picnic to Downer's grove Wednesday. A
fine time was reported by all.
Miss Della Hook is clerking for Hook &
Burnham
Darwin Washburn and wife visited his
father and sister at Woodstock last week.
NE E. Perkins is taking an enforced va
cation, wrestling with an attack of rheuma.
tism.
Flossie Cole of Ludlow is visiting Miss Lila
Perkins, coming on her wheel.
Miss Flora Amsden of Windsor is stopping
| with her sister, Mrs Sherwin.
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HOUGHTONVILLE.

A company from this place, consisting of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Buffers, Mr.. and Mrs
Dennis Fredericks, Miss Lou Page aud Will
Clay ton and Mr.. Colby and Lewis Gordon,
went to Lowell lake last Saturday returning
Sunday. They reported pleasant time.
daughters Marcia Nourse and Bertha Gallup,
stayed at K. S. Cadorets Saturday night. Mrs
Nourse and Miss Bertha returned to Peru
Sunday.
Henry Nourse and family were in this
place over Sunday visiting old friends and
ueighbors.
Mrs. LindsY from Nashna, N. H., is 9
guest at H. Wooley's.
Mrs. Twitchel went to Chester Thursday
and came back on the stage accompanied by
Mr.. Twitchell.
Roland Adams from Ludlow stopped ut A
D Thomas Wednesday and Thursday
nights of last week.
Miss Abbe ODER from Bellows Falls is Wis
ting FRIENDS in this vicinity.
c. H. Thompson, Pettingill and Rev
Mr.. Haskius were here Thursday to see the
condition of the schooihouse.
Mrs Walter Hemenway's mother, Mrs
D odge, was buried last Monday. Mrs. A. D
Thomas and Mrs Mary Page from here at
tended the funeral.
Miss Lou Page went to Claremont Tues
day.
Frank Buffers and A D Thomas went tt
Lowell lake Wednesday They were fishers
They ate their losves and cast in their mel
and they caught the fish. but they forgot 10
)ok in the fish's mouth to find the piece O.
iiver for the voice of thunder hurried then
away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Williams and chill
dren, accompanied by her daughter, MAY
Tasker, from Chester visited Mrs. Williams
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. AID. Thomas, Sunday
Emerson Wilson has been at Fl. Wooley',
| through his vacation. He went away Tues
dav
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ROCKINGHAM.

The Pleasant Valley grange with invited
friends to the number of 30 held basket pic
mic at Cavendish gorge Wednesday; the day
was perfect and all reported fine time.
A party from Saxtons River, who visited
the old church Wednesday, met with seri-
Gus accident on their return. While going
down the hill on the east side of the church,
by some means the whole load we're tipped
down the bank, horse and all. All we're some
what injured but we're able to return home.
A party OPS ladies from Chester picuicked
at the old church Wednesday.
Fred Weston from Iowa is visiting his par
ents, j, p. Weston and wife.
Mrs L. G. Lowell is visiting friends in
Claremont and Charlestown.
Charles Stowell, Jr visited friends in Put
ney Saturday and Sunday.
j. W. Buemond is building a large hen
house on his farm short distance from town.
G. G. Stowell and son spent Wednesday at
Lake Warren fishing, good.
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WESTON.

The entertainment given by the Metle Aid
society passed off very pleasantly Wednes-
day evening. A good number were present
and fair sum was realized.
Miss Mary L. Barbour went Monday to her
home in North Granville, N. Y, for few
weeks vacation. Mr.. Tracy will fill the Con-
gregationaI pulpit Sunday August ID, aud il
will also be supplied the following Sunday,
Charles and Leona Drury of Boston are
spending their vacation at Mrs. j. L. Drury's
Several from this town went to Peru, to the
laying Of the cornerstone of the Stark monu-
ment.
G. H. Cragin is quite poorly at this writing
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lovejoy and Miss
Florence spent Sunday in Ludlow.
The following is the list of arrivals this
last week: Mrs. j. Fem, Misses Mary and
Minnie, Mrs. W. G.. Nutting and baby Marion,
at j. F: Austin's; Mrs K. G. Carpenter and
two children at Cummings Hale's; Mrs. Car.
son Pierce and Florence at Mrs. A. NJ Tur.
ner's;. Mr.. and Mrs. George Kinney at J. N
Waite's.
Miss Rose Albee of Westminster is the
guest OF Grace Gilmore.
j. G. Fem was in town this week.
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TOWNSHEND.
Deferred from Wednesday !

Deferred from Wednesday /
Grace Blood is at home from New York
where she is employed as teacher in juve-
nile asylum.
Clinton Franklin is at home from West
moreland, N. H.
A. A, Blood and Fred Chamberlain spent
Sunday in town.
Clarke Aldrich spent Sunday at his sisters,
Mrs. W. M. Sparks.
Mabel Phillips is sick with typhoid fever at
the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Mary
Phillips.
Mrs. Jane Biard is visiting friends in town.
Martha Crane has finished work for j. H.
Ware and is at home.
Will Miner is at G. H. Halls.
Henry Franklin killed black snake in his
doory ard few days ago which measured
feet in length.
Grace Thayer returned Saturday night
from two weeks visit in Boston and vi
cinity.
Miss Sybil Holbrook of Boston is at A. A.
Blood's.
Mrs. Benjamin and two daughters from
Greenfield are visiting at E A. Corey's.
James Gray of New York is visiting at his
brothers, Charles Gray's.
Mabel Martin gave concert at the acad-
emv hall with her music pupils Friday even.
ing The music was very fine and the five
Ii tie girls acting as fairies with Miss Addie
Twitchell as their queen, was a pretty thing,
and the tsbl; by the little ones did credit
to their teacher.
Rev. Mr.. Hardy exchanged pulpits with
Rev. Mr.. Curtis Sunday.
Edwin Eddy aud wife visited in stratton
last week.
Mrs. William Fisher is in very poor health.
Mrs. M. s. Watson was at D. W. Dutton's
last week caring for Mrs Dutton, who is on
the sick list
Madison Watson from Bennington visited
at Fred Watson's the first of the week.
Merrill Peabody of Andover was in town
looking after oxen last Friday.
Martin Perry went to Andover to visit
Walter Austin Saturday and Herbert John
son went Monday.
Mr.; jerks of Pepperill is at George o.
Winslow's.
Homer King is very sick with heart trou-
BILE.
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The Springfield FOrger.

Charles II. Davis, who is wanted in Spring
fed for uttering a forged check for 1924 l6,
vas brought from Montreal Thursday to
Spriu gfeld for a hearing The forged check
vas on the Claremont National bank, and
vas payable to c. f. Clark and was signed by
George w, Smith, Davis is alleged to have
cashed the check July Is al the First Nation
Il bank in Claremont, He fled to Montreal
but was apprehended there short time ago
Owing to the illness of John T. Sargent, the
states attorney OF Windsor county, the mat
ter was not promptly attended to ard the
zine for his extrsdition would have expired
Tuesday. Sheriff B F. Kelley of St. Alba s
9as sent to Montreal Monday evening and
io,tunately succeeded in having the man
brought to St Alhans at once. Davis wife
vas with him in M ntreal and accompanied
him to Vermont.
The Springfield authorities claim that
Davis is clever criminal in the line of for
gerry and obtaining money under false pre-
fences. They say he worked merchants in
and Woodstock for large
amount of goods and also passed forged
check in Milton not many months ego.
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livery WALK IN LIFE.
BELLOWS FALLS CITIZENS APPRECIATE
THE LITTLE CONOUEROR.

Every class of people has sick kidneys. The
busy business man rushing through life on
the run, fails to realize the constant strain he
daily puts upon the kidneys. The mechanic,
forced to assume upr stural positions, stoop-
ing and straining at his work, does not know
thai his backsche is simply kidney ache. The
clerk on his feet continually, leaning over a
counter or desk; railroaders, conductors, en-
gineeTs, street car men subject to constant
Earring, all have backsche from the kidneys.
Women at their household duties, boys and
girls at play overtsx the kidneys and give
them more work than they can do. Ills a
fortunate thing the kidneys warn you when
in trouble, that they CRY out for help. Don't
neglect the warning; don't neglect q bad
back. A weak, lame or an aching back if
neglected, means future trouble, urinary
trouble. Doan's Kidney Pills cure every
form of kidney ills, cure>a bad back and make
sick kidneys well. Doan's Kidney Pills are
endorsed by people we know, by citizens.
Words of praise come from all parts of the
state. Read what a Bellows Falls man says,
Mr.. @. s. Davis living on Centre St, near
West, employed at the Vermont Farm Ma
chine Co, says: "In the fsll of 1896 began
to have dull pains across my kidneys and at
times twinges which 1 felt mostly in the fore
| noon. Through the night was restless and
could not sleep also had urinary weak
ness which was very annoying at times. l
saw Dosn's Kidney Pills advertised and got
box at Andrews drug store. One box cured
the pain in my bsck aud relieved me Of the
otherI did not feel the least sign of my FORM
or complaint and went about my work as
usual. / don't know as mine was very Sc
| rious case, but il is best to take it in time as
there is no knowing what it might have led
to You NAV refer others to me any ume-
Doan's kidney Pills are sold for 80 cents 8
As@@ Erwr L. - Ill i IL AI-e1 III q
| ts-- M;1hnr-, e. R d. ~ SoIa AGENTS
for the U. 8.
Remember the name Dosn's and take nc
other.
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ACWORrH.

Mrs. Charles Dyer and daughters Of Brook
line, Mass are at II. II Meals for the sum-
mer.
The three sons of DR.. C. A. Allen OF HoI-
yoke, Mass passed through here enronte fo'
Camp Echo in Lempster whore they will soon
be ,Ined by the rest of the family.
DIR. and Mrs. Roscoe n. Hull of Worcester
Mass, who we're united in marriage las,
week are at the Hull residence in this vii
lage.
Mrs. w. L. Woodbury. of Wes!held, Mass
is boarding at r j. Carey's.
Miss Mary L Finlay, former resident Of
this town snd now teacher in Concord,
Mass, is at MIS-. l. j. Potter's
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PERKINSVILLE.

Mrs. Edwin j. Call and son Roy of Elmira,
N. Y, are the guests of Mrs. Emily j. Call.
Gen. Charles Williams has been the guest
of 81. II. Hicks the past week.
Dallas F. Pollard and wife have returned
from their vacation.
Mrs. c. F. White has returned from Dan
by.
The Methodist and Baptist societies with
the Felchvllle society held q basket picnic st
Downers groveWednesday which was largely
attended.
Mrs. Laura III. Gould died at her sons
home in Claremont August after an illness
of about ten days. She was brought to her
late home in this village where her funeral
was held Sunday, Rev. G. Mangus Charlton
officiating and interment at Cavendish ceme-
terry. She leaves three sons and two dsugh-
ters to mourn her loss, Elmer and Charles
of Claremont, Will Gould of Holyoke, Mass,
Mrs. Warren z. Waste of Greenfield, Mass,
and Minnie z. Gould of this place, all OF
whom were present at time of death.
Mrs. W. Z. Waste of Greenfield, Mass
with her two children will remain with her
younger sister, Minnie Gould, few days.
A large lead of stone has been found at the
stone quarry, more than can be quarried il
years.
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Cut His .Wife's Throat.

Philip Petre of johnson, who was married
less than year ago to Mics Ollie Richards of
that town attempted to murder his wife Tues
day by slashing her throat with q razor. Be-
cause of his i'll treatment she had left him
nd was living with neighbor. Petre had
,hrestened to kill her. He sought his oppor-
unity Tuesday morning, while his wife was
in the garden, OF approaching her from the
woods near by, from behind, cutting an ugly
cash in her throat, and stabbing her in her
arm and hand. Her screams soon brought
the whole neighborhooi to her rescue aud
she was carried into the house bleeding pro-
fusely.
Petre fled to the woods close by and cut his
own throat. His wounds are not necessarily
fatal and he woman may recover. The sher-
if of the county has Petre in charge.
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WARDSBORO.

Mrs Charles Reed and daughter Bertha
and Miss Ellen TIllson of Spring aid, Mass,
have been spending the past week with their
cousin, Rev. <. 81. Bartlett.
Mrs. Fred Underwood, who has been visit
ing in Greenfield and Worcester has returned
home.
Fred Eddy and wife of Rutland are visiting
his mother, Mrs. A. G. Eddy.
Mrs. Harry Pratt of Vernon is stopping
few days with her mother, Mrs. Mary Bishop,
who is in feeble health.
Earl Simpson has gone to Dummerston to
work for Philetus Wall.
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A Fact that is Indisputable.

The position that New Hampshire has
attained IS summer resort is, that it is the
foremost in the country, and every foot with
in the borders of the state is part and par
cal of the vast wonderland, the beauty and
like of which does not exist. That part of
the state known as the White Mountain
region is, perhsps, as much as any in favor
as an abiding place, and to reach it by any of
the numerous routes one passes through
a succession of scenic surroundings that are
ever charming aud diversified; and once in
the mountains, one realizes then the grandeur
aud imp-essiveness Of the peaks and their
many attributaries.
Though not widely known, Dixville Notch
presents variety Of attractions that are not
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How Dumas Amused Himself.

An interesting anecdote of the elder
Dumas, illustrating the authors peren-
NAL flow Of fine spirits, has been told.
A gentleman, calling on the creator Of
Monte Cristo," had been ushered into
a room adjoining the hosts studio, the
servant telling him to go in, as NJ. Du-
mas was alone.
At that moment (says the narrator) ]
heard loud burst of laughter from the
inner apartment, so I said:
81 would sooner wait until monsieurs
visitors are gone"
Monsieur has no visitors; he is
working" remarked the servant, with
a smile. Monsieur Dumas very often
laughs like this while at his work"
1t was true enough; the novelist was
alone, or rather in company with one
Of his characters, at whose sallies he
was simply roaring.