Испалец в колесе | страница 39
The years flew by for Elsie in her own box, sooner no than it was coming round to her twenty-first burly. «I hope I get the key of the door» she thought, forgetting for a momemt she was getting the whole house. The place was was certainly in a state of anticipatient on the ear of Elsie's birthdaft, and Old Nanny celebrated by bringing her into the house for «a warm by the fire» as she put it. Unfortunately Old Nanny seemed to place birthday Elsie too near the big old fireplace and her box caught alight with Elsie still wrapped firmly inside like her Uncle asked.
«She didn't even eat her cake,» said Old Nanny tearfulham to Dr (not the) Bernardo the next morning.
«Never mind» he wryled. «we'll give it io the dog, he'll eat anything.»
With that the Dr leaped over and gave Old Nanny a thorough examination on her brand new carpet.
«You can't have your cake and eat it» said a cheerful paying guessed adding, «Statistics state that 90 % of more accidents are caused by burning children in the house.»
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