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Chapter 20

           Passingunderanarchinggroveofbuddingsyringas,wepresentlycametoanopencourt-yardpavedwithblueandwhitetiles,havinginitscentreapicturesquedove-cotebuiltintheformofaChinesepagoda.Herepausing,Mavisclappedherhands.Acloudofdoves,white,grey,brown,andopalescentansweredthesummons,circlingroundandroundherhead,andflyingdowninexcitedgroupsatherfeet.

           "Herearemyreviewers!"shesaidlaughing"Aretheynotprettycreatures?TheonesIknowbestarenamedaftertheirrespectivejournalsthereareplentyofanonymousonesofcourse,whoflockinwiththerest.Here,forinstance,isthe‘SaturdayReview’"andshepickedupastruttingbirdwithcoral-tintedfeet,whoseemedtoratherliketheattentionshowntohim"Hefightswithallhiscompanionsanddrivesthemawayfromthefoodwheneverhecan.Heisaquarrelsomecreature!"hereshestrokedthebird’shead"Youneverknowhowtopleasehimhetakesoffenceatthecornsometimesandwillonlyeatpeas,orviceversa.Hequitedeserveshisnamegoaway,oldboy!"andsheflungthepigeonintheairandwatcheditsoaringupanddown"Heissuchacomicaloldgrumbler!Thereisthe‘Speaker’"andshepointedtoafatfussyfantail"Hestrutsverywell,andfancieshe’simportant,youknow,butheisn’t.Overthereis‘PublicOpinion,’thatonehalf-asleeponthewall;nexttohimisthe‘Spectator,’youseehehastworingsroundhiseyeslikespectacles.

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