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 the eventful climax to the mystery of the house on the cliff, scooped up the last of his ice-cream and said:

"Once I wanted my father to buy an automobile and he bought a motorboat instead. Now he wants to sell the boat and buy an automobile. Just let him try it! That boat gave me more fun in one day than I'd ever had since we came to the States."