The tailor of Gloucester . imself:— The waistcoat is cut out frompeach-coloured satin—tambour stitchand rose-buds in beautiful floss silk!Was I wise to entrust my last four-pence to Simpkin? One-and-twentybuttonholes of cherry-coloured twist! But all at once, from the dresser,there came other little noises— Tip tap, tip tap, tip tap tip! This is passing extraordinary!aid the Tailor of Gloucester, and 34 The Tailor of Gloucester turned over another tea-cup, which wasupside down. Out stepped a little gentleman mouse,and made a bow to the tailor! And then from all over the dressercame a chorus of
The tailor of Gloucester . imself:— The waistcoat is cut out frompeach-coloured satin—tambour stitchand rose-buds in beautiful floss silk!Was I wise to entrust my last four-pence to Simpkin? One-and-twentybuttonholes of cherry-coloured twist! But all at once, from the dresser,there came other little noises— Tip tap, tip tap, tip tap tip! This is passing extraordinary!aid the Tailor of Gloucester, and 34 The Tailor of Gloucester turned over another tea-cup, which wasupside down. Out stepped a little gentleman mouse,and made a bow to the tailor! And then from all over the dressercame a chorus of little tappings, allsounding together, and answering oneanother, like watch-beetles in an. oldworm-eaten window-shutter— Tip tap, tip tap, tip tap tip! And out from under tea-cups andfrom under bowls and basins, steppedother and more little mice, who hoppedaway down off the dresser and underthe wainscot. The tailor sat down, close over thefire, lamenting: O n e-a n d-t w e n t ybuttonholes of cherry-coloured silk!. :
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