The curly-haired hen . Does Madame Etienne live here, please? he asked Petit-Jacques, who was busy grooming Coco. Yes. sir. Will you kindly give her this card and ask if she will see me; Certainly, sir, at once. SIR BOOUM CALLS UPON MOTHER ETIENNE 51 Petit-Jacques returned a few minutes later with JNIotherEtienne. The gentleman got down from his seat, handing the reinsto his groom. Excuse me, Madame. I am Sir Booum. It was my circuswhich gave its first performance here yesterday as announcedon the placards posted on the walls throughout the I have heard, Madame, that you have a most
The curly-haired hen . Does Madame Etienne live here, please? he asked Petit-Jacques, who was busy grooming Coco. Yes. sir. Will you kindly give her this card and ask if she will see me; Certainly, sir, at once. SIR BOOUM CALLS UPON MOTHER ETIENNE 51 Petit-Jacques returned a few minutes later with JNIotherEtienne. The gentleman got down from his seat, handing the reinsto his groom. Excuse me, Madame. I am Sir Booum. It was my circuswhich gave its first performance here yesterday as announcedon the placards posted on the walls throughout the I have heard, Madame, that you have a most extraordinaryhen, and I have come to beg you to show it to me. If it isreally such as it was described to me, I will buy it at once. Sir, said Mother Etienne, I am very pleased to meetyou; I will show you Yollande as you ask, but sell her to you ?—never. I love the dear thing far too well to part with her. But, Madame, if I give you a large sum? How much doyou ask? Name your figure. 52 THECURL Y-H AIRED HEN Mother Etienne, without answering a word, went off to fetchthe Cochin-China hen to show to her visitor. American as he was, he was astounded and was soon con-vinced that there had been no exaggeration. This was indeedthe curly-haired hen.
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