`Idon’tknowwhatwouldhavehappened，Walter，’saidmymother，`ifyouhaddelayedmuchlonger。Pescahasbeenhalfmadwithimpatience，andIhavebeenhalfmadwithcuriosity。TheProfessorhasbroughtsomewonderfulnewswithhim，inwhichhesaysyouareconcerned；andhehascruellyrefusedtogiveusthesmallesthintofittillhisfriendWalterappeared。’

　　’Veryprovoking：itspoilstheSet，’murmuredSarahtoherself，mournfullyabsorbedovertheruinsofthebrokencup。

　　Whilethesewordswerebeingspoken，Pesca，happilyandfussilyunconsciousoftheirreparablewrongwhichthecrockeryhadsufferedathishands，wasdraggingalargearmchairtotheoppositeendoftheroom，soastocommandusallthree，inthecharacterofapublicspeakeraddressinganaudience。Havingturnedthechairwithitsbacktowardsus，hejumpedintoitonhisknees，andexcitedlyaddressedhissmallcongregationofthreefromanimpromptupulpit。

　　`Now，mygooddears，’beganPescawhoalwayssaid`gooddears’whenhemeant`worthyfriends’，`listentome。Thetimehascome——Irecitemygoodnews——Ispeakatlast。’

　　`Hear，hear！’saidmymother，humouringthejoke。

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