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168 observed as she made the motor whine with an altogether unnecessary jab on the accelerator, "it'll be just as well, Teddikins, if you don't see him for a week or two!" …

Back in the dismal emptiness of the dismal gray studio Gerry and Gunboat stood looking at each other. Then Gunboat sighed fraternally and essayed an owl-like wag of the head.

"They're all alike, them women!" he remarked with the sagacity of one who has survived many unfair ordeals at the hands of the fair.