nastics。　I　needed　climate　and　ozone　and　rest　and　things
  of　that　sort。〃
  In　an　instant　Octavia　was　close　against　the　vicinity
  of　the　affected　organ。　Mr。　Bannister's　letter　fluttered
  to　the　floor。
  〃It's　　it's　well　now；　isn't　it；　Teddy？〃
  〃Sound　as　a　mesquite　chunk。　I　deceived　you　in　one
  thing。　I　paid　fifty　thousand　for　your　ranch　as　soon　as
  I　found　you　had　no　title。　I　had　just　about　that　much
  income　accumulated　at　my　banker's　while　I've　been
  herding　sheep　down　here；　so　it　was　almost　like　picking　the
  thing　up　on　a　bargain…counter　for　a　penny。　There's
  another　little　surplus　of　unearned　increment　piling　up
  there；　'Tave。　I've　been　thinking　of　a　wedding　trip　in　a
  yacht　with　white　ribbons　tied　to　the　mast；　through　the
  Mediterranean；　and　then　up　among　the　Hebrides　and
  down　Norway　to　the　Zuyder　Zee。〃
  〃And　I　was　thinking；〃　said　Octavia；　softly；　〃of　a
  wedding　gallop　with　my　manager　among　the　flocks　of
  sheep　and　back　to　a　wedding　breakfast　with　Mrs。　Mae…
  Intyre　on　the　gallery；　with；　maybe；　a　sprig　of　orange
  blossom　fastened　to　the　red　jar　above　the　table。〃
  Teddy　laughed；　and　began　to　chant：
  〃Little　Bo…Peep　has　lost　her　sheep；
  And　doesn't　know　where　to　find　'em。
  Let　'em　alone；　and　they'll　come　home；
  And　　〃
  Octavia　drew　his　head　down；　and　whispered　in　his　ear；
  But　that　is　one　of　the　tales　they　brought　behind　them。
  End