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Chapter 20

           "Crossoldboy!"saidMavis,addressingthespiteful-lookingcreatureinthesweetestofaccents—"Haven’tyoufoundanymicetokillto-day?Oh,whatwickedeyes!—whatasnappymouth!"Thenturningtous,shewenton—"Isn’thealovelyowl?Doesn’thelookwise?—butasamatteroffacthe’sjustasstupidaseverhecanbe.ThatiswhyIcallhimthe‘Athenæum’!Helookssoprofound,you’dfancyheknowseverything,buthereallythinksofnothingbutkillingmiceallthetime—whichlimitshisintelligenceconsiderably!"

           Luciolaughedheartily,andsodidI—shelookedsomischievousandmerry.

           "Buttherearetwootherowlsinthecage"—Isaid—"Whataretheirnames?"

           Sheheldupalittlefingerinplayfulwarning.

           "Ah,thatwouldbetellingsecrets!"shesaid—"They’reallthe‘Athenæum’—theholyThree—asortofliteraryTrinity.ButwhyatrinityIdonotventuretoexplain!—itisariddleImustleaveyoutoguess!"

           Shemovedon,andwefollowedacrossavelvetygrass-plotborderedwithbrightspring-flowers,suchascrocuses,tulips,anemones,andhyacinths,andpresentlypausingsheasked—"Wouldyoucaretoseemywork-room?"

           Ifoundmyselfagreeingtothispropositionwithanalmostboyishenthusiasm.Lucioglancedatmewithaslighthalf-cynicalsmile.

           "MissClare,areyougoingtonameapigeonafterMrTempest?"heinquired—"Heplayedthepartofanadversecritic,youknow—butIdoubtwhetherhewilleverdosoagain!"

           Shelookedroundatmeandsmiled.

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