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 CANCER, THE CRAB

AUL MAY was a pale-faced, large-eyed boy of seven, very unlike the strong, red-cheeked troop of cousins with whom he had come down for a holiday in Cornwall. He was unlike them in his ways, too, for he was as quiet and shy as they were noisy and bold. And so it happened that while they romped and built sand-castles, Paul would wander off along the shore by himself.

He was never dull, for he had a bright mind under his brown curls, and quick, clear eyes which noticed everything about them.

He had loved to go to the big museums in London, and see the fine 133