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 hat and coat of the signor illustrissimo."

Sally, much impressed at being addressed thus, fled to the cabin and shortly returned with a coat and hat. Siddereticus gathered Fen up, and turned to incline his head gravely to the children.

"Addio, signor e signorina," said he, as he disappeared over the side.

In the midst of his own overwhelming joy, Fen whispered suddenly to the Djinn, "Do you s'pose—do you think they mind awfully, not going?"

Siddereticus smothered an exclamation and said: "Sally and Larry have been several times before, and are probably going again. This is our private expedition, and—I'm your private Djinn."

So Fen, conscience-clear, gave himself up to the unbelievable joy of it all. The gondola, with Fen comfortably settled among the cushions, and Siddereticus beside him, slid away from the yacht and