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Rh “He did. He liked my looks enormously. I could see it.”

“Did you call a policeman?”

“Not I. Do you think I am a ‘bitty-lum’?"

“A what?” he asked.

“How old are you?” inquired Jarvis.

“Well, I’ve got all my teeth.”

“What did you do with the old masher?”

“I squelched him.”

“Did he go away?”

She nodded.

“You must be more careful on the streets, Bambi. People misunderstand you.”

“Well, I can always explain myself,” she added, laughing.

“Then what did you do?”