LURE OF THE LAND.
| ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A MAN WHO BOUGHT A FARM— | —BECAUSE AN OPEN-AIR LIFE APPEALED TO HIM— | —AND BECAUSE IT MADE ONE ONE'S OWN MASTER— |
| —BECAUSE, MOREOVER, HE WAS FOND OF ANIMALS— | —AND ALSO BECAUSE ANY AMOUNT OF EXPERT OPINION WAS ALWAYS AVAILABLE IN CASES OF DOUBT— |
| —BECAUSE, AGAIN, THE ELEMENT OF UNCERTAINTY GAVE SUCH A CHARM TO IT— | —AND, FURTHER, BECAUSE CERTAIN SECTIONS WERE BOUND TO BE PROFITABLE— | —IN ADDITION BECAUSE UP-TO-DATE APPLIANCES MADE EVERYTHING SO EASY— |
| —BECAUSE, IN PARTICULAR, IT TOOK ONE BACK TO NATURE, AND HELPED ONE TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF NATURAL LAWS— | —AND, LASTLY, BECAUSE, AFTER ALL, ONE COULD ALWAYS GET RID OF THE BEASTLYTHING. |
Author. "YOU REMEMBER MY LAST BOOK?"
Artist. "THE ONE I ILLUSTRATED?"
Author. "YES. WELL, SIR BARNES STORMER WANTS ME TO DRAMATISE IT FOR HIS NEXT WEST-END PRODUCTION."
Artist. "I SAY! THAT'S SPLENDID. I MUST READ IT."