give you a check in full for the amount."
"Oh--I see," smiled the Landlady. "Then what do we get for our
Christmas? Strikes me it's about as broad as it is long."
"Precisely," said the Idiot. "We get even--and that's about as conducive
to a happy Christmas, to Peace on Earth and Good-will to men, as any
condition I know of. If I can get square for Christmas I don't want
anything else."
THE END
Transcriber's Note:
Punctuation has been standardised. Spelling has been retained
as in the original publication except as follows:
Page 29
do you think or that _changed to_
do you think of that
Page 52
its as easy as rolling _changed to_
it's as easy as rolling
Page 75
went there several ways _changed to_
went their several ways
I think its abominable _changed to_
I think it's abominable
Page 102
a bag of aniseseed _changed to_
a bag of ainse seed
Page 150
said the Idiot, gratefuly _changed to_
said the Idiot, gratefully
Page 156
Tchaikowski, to be well _changed to_
Tchaikowsky, to be well