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 “and there’s someone coming down the road now. Why, it’s Half-term!”

“Hurrah, he’ll tell us all about it,” said Minora, “he’s a capital chap.”

“But we mustn’t all stop talking here, or we shall never get that book,” said Thirteen-fourteenths.

“Hullo! Here we are again,” shouted Half-term.

And at that moment there was a shout from Minora of “There he is! There he is! Catch him! Catch him!”

She was pointing down the road leading to Nonsense Land. Coming down the road was Father William himself!

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