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The Wouldbegoods

CHAPTER 11
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It'll only be a stall.' 'The "Stall Beautiful" is simply silly,' Oswald said.
'The "Bar Beautiful" then,' said Dicky, who knows what the 'Rose and Crown' bar is like inside, which of course is hidden from girls.
'Oh, wait a minute,' cried the Dentist, snapping his fingers like he always does when he is trying to remember things.

'I thought of something, only Daisy tickled me and it's gone--I know--let's call it the Benevolent Bar!' It was exactly right, and told the whole truth in two words.
'Benevolent' showed it was free and 'Bar' showed what was free; e.g.
things to drink.

The 'Benevolent Bar' it was.
We went home at once to prepare for the morrow, for of course we meant to do it the very next day.

Procrastination is you know what--and delays are dangerous.

If we had waited long we might have happened to spend our money on something else.
The utmost secrecy had to be observed, because Mrs Pettigrew hates tramps.


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