BEHIND THE CURTAIN.

_Spinks._ Yes, GUSHBY, I believe you did it. You were closeted with that

parrot for an hour yesterday. I believe you deliberately taught it to say

that, in order to crab my part. What's more, I'm certain of it, for I

distinctly recognised your voice in the parrot's.

_Gushby._ Pooh! nonsense! If I had taught it to say anything, it would have

been something worse than that, you may be sure.

_Spinks._ You always were kind. As for JARP, he was in the plot. Otherwise

do you think any man could have made such a fool of himself?

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