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And so we walked on. Gradually I discovered that I was ten times more
thoughtful than I ever thought I could be. I also realized that if I had to
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describe people and things to someone else, it made them more interesting
to me.

When I finally had to leave, I told Miss Beam that I was very sorry to go.

“Ah!” she replied, “then there is something in my system after all.”

Meet the Author
Edward Verrall Lucas, (11 June 1868 – 26
June 1938) was a famous English humorist,

essayist, playwright, poet, novelist, short
story writer and editor. Born in Eltham, Kent;
he received an irregular education before
starting work at a bookshop in Brighton
where he began to read widely. After that he
worked on a local paper in Brighton and then
on a London evening paper. Lucas joined the
staff of the humorous magazine Punch in
1904, and remained there for the rest of his Edward Verrall Lucas
life.

Word Trove
flower-beds /ˈflaʊə(r)bedz/ : pieces of ground in a garden where flowers
are grown

plump /plʌmp/ : stout, pleasantly fat
crutch /krʌtʃ/ : a long stick with a crosspiece at the top, used as a support
under the armpit by a lame person
hopeless /ˈhəʊpləs/ : without hope
cripple /ˈkrɪpl/ : a person who is unable to walk or move properly

lame day /leɪm deɪ/ : day on which she acts as if she was lame
misfortune /ˌmɪsˈfɔːtʃuːn/ : unfortunate condition; bad luck

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