A. M. Williamson and C. N. Williamson

“ We must want to let our place furnished. If we wished to sell, we'd have no motive in trying to pick and choose our buyer. Any creature with money would do. So our letters would be tame as Teddy bears. What we want is human documents! ”

“ We decided to send our darling to six leading London newspapers, engaging a box at the office of each for the answers, the advertisement to appear each day for a week. In order to keep our identity secret even from the discreet heads of advertising departments, we would have the replies called for, not posted. Terry's man, Jones, was selected to be our messenger, and had to be taken more or less into our confidence. So fearful were we of being too late for to-morrow's papers that Jones was rushed off in a taxi with instructions before the ink had dried on the last copy. ”

“ Certain servants and gardeners will remain if desired. This wonderful opportunity is offered for an absurdly low price to a tenant deemed suitable by the advertiser. Only gentlefolk, with some pretentions to intelligence and good looks need apply, as the advertiser considers that his place would be wasted upon others. Young people preferred. For particulars, write to T. B. Box F, The Times. We were both enraptured with the result of our joint inspirations. We could simply see the marvelous moated grange, and Terry thought that life would be bearable, after all, if he could live there. ”