Tell him to walk up.' Well, my wife went and told Sir Richard that I was writing, and could not come down, and that she hoped he would not object to walk up.

'Certainly not; certainly not,' said Sir Richard.

'I shall be only too happy to ascend to a genius on his hill.

You may be proud of such a husband, Mrs W.' And here it will be as well to tell you that my name is W .-- J.

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