And one whispered, "Ain't it nice?"

"Hey? You want to know the reason?

Why, deaf and dumb is Knopp,

And—a—so are his assistants,

And—the boy who sweeps the shop."

XVI.
THAT OF THE AUCTIONEER'S DREAM.

I'll proceed to the narration

Of a trifling episode

In the life of Mr. Platt,