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«Eric Morley?» I ventured. He shook his bed. «Oxo Whitney?» I queered, he knotted in the infirmary. «Rygo Hargraves?» I winston agreably.
«No, my dear Whopper, it's OXO WHITNEY» he bellowed as if I was in another room, and I wasn't.
«How d'you know Womlbs?» I whispered excretely.
«Harrybellafonte, my dear Whopper.» At that precise morman a tall rather angularce tall thin man knocked on the door. «By all accounts that must be he, Whopper.» I marvelled at his acute osbert lancaster.
«How on urge do you know Womlbs» f asped, revealing my bad armchair.
«Eliphantitus my deaf Whopper» he baggage knocking out his pip on his large leather leg. In warped the favourite Oxo Whitney none the worse for worms.
«I'm an escaped primrose Mr Womlbs» he grate darting franetically about the room.
«Calm down Mr Whitney!» I interpolled «or you'll have a nervous breadvan.»
«You must be Doctored Whopper» he pharted. My friend was starving at Whitney with a strange hook on his eager face, that tightening of the lips, that quiver of the nostriches and constapation of the heavy tufted brows which I knew so well.
«Gorra ciggie Oxo» said Womlbs quickly. I looked at my colledge, hoping for some clue as to the reason for this sodden outboard, he gave me no sign except a slight movement of his good leg as he kicked Oxo Whitney to the floor. «Gorra ciggie Oxo» he reapeted almouth hysterically.
«What on urn are you doing my dear Womlbs» I imply; «nay I besiege you, stop lest you do this poor wretch an injury!»
«Shut yer face yer blubbering owld get» screamed Womlbs like a man fermented, and laid into Mr Whitney something powerful wat. This wasn't not the Shamrock Womlbs I used to nose, I thought puzzled and hearn at this suddy change in my old friend.
Mary Atkins pruned herselves in the mirage, running her hand wantanly through her large blond hair. Her tight dress was cut low revealingly three or four blackheads, carefully scrubbed on her chess. She addled the final touches to her makeup and fixed her teeth firmly in her head. «He's going to want me tonight» she thought and pictured his hamsome black curly face and jaundice. She looked at her clocks impatiently and went to the window, then leapt into her favorite armchurch, picking up the paper she glassed at the headlines. «MORE NEGOES IN THE CONGO» it read, and there was, but it was the Stop Press which corked her eye. «JACK THE NIPPLE STRIKE AGAIN.» She went cold all over, it was Sydnees and he'd left the door open.