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Chapter VI
The Magic Locket


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[“He thought he saw a Buffalo]

“He thought he saw a Buffalo
Upon the chimney-piece:
He looked again, and found it was
His Sister's Husband's Niece.
‘Unless you leave this house,’ he said,
‘I'll send for the Police!’”

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[“He thought he saw a Rattlesnake]

“He thought he saw a Rattlesnake
That questioned him in Greek:
He looked again, and found it was
The Middle of Next Week.
‘The one thing I regret,’ he said,
‘Is that it cannot speak!’”