And is this a true story?
Yes, as true as I can make it, and I have taken a good deal of pains.
But did it all really happen?
Ah! that is quite another question. For you will find as you grow older, that some of the very truest stories are those which, as most people in this world count happening, have never happened at all. And if you can't understand how that can be, I advise you, the first fine day, to ask your way to Nullepart and take the opinion of the Sacristan's cat upon the matter. He is a scholar, you know, so he is sure to be able to explain it.
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Transcriber's Note:
Variations in hyphenation have been retain as in the original publication. Punctuation has been standardised.