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  • Pentstemon and Mrs. Larkins and threatened for a time, in spite of

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  • Mr. Polly saw Uncle Pentstemon relieve himself of his parcel by giving it to the bride.

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  • Uncle Pentstemon with the first note of pathos Mr. Polly had detected in his quavering voice.

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  • Pentstemon, while Mr. Voules replaced bottles in hampers and prepared for departure, and the womenkind of the party crowded upstairs with the bride.

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  • Uncle Pentstemon had refused to be relieved of his hat; he sat stiffly down on a chair against the wall with that venerable headdress between his feet, watching the approach of anyone jealously.

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  • Pentstemon in the background, but approaching, wearing a tie of a light mineral blue colour, and grinning and sucking enigmatically and judiciously round his principal tooth.

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  • Uncle Pentstemon was eating voraciously opposite, but with a kindling eye for Annie.

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  • Uncle Pentstemon, a little foiled, but effecting an auditory lodgment upon Johnson.

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  • Uncle Pentstemon beside the Chief Mourner they went on in front.

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  • Pentstemon-like flowers, thickly set and varying in colour from light pink to dark purple.

    Gardening for the Million Alfred Pink

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