MS arrived. Has glanced at it and sees he must put on his sharpest spectacles and best considering cap.
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MS arrived. Has glanced at it and sees he must put on his sharpest spectacles and best considering cap.
Reports a monstrous pig that looks like an elephant. It was born of a pregnant sow which had been frightened by a circus elephant. He offers the monster, which died at birth, to any London museum.