I
have been living on it for three months and I have gained a pound a day.
Permit me to express the conviction that you are real benefactors to the
human race. Gratefully yours,
OSCAR TILBURY,
Oakdale, Arkansas.
"Stop!" exclaimed the Governor-General, striking the table. "Is it
possible that somewhere in this world there is a food which will add a
pound a day?"
"The testimonial seems genuine," replied Popova. "It has been sworn to
before a notary."
"What country is this?"
"America, the land of milk and honey."
"Both very fattening," commented the Governor-General. "Popova, I have
an inspiration. You well know that my situation here is most desperate.
I must find husbands for these two daughters, but I dare not hope that
any one will come for Kalora until the disgraceful affair has been
forgotten and I can absolutely demonstrate that she has developed into
some degree of attractiveness. It is better for all concerned that she
should leave Morovenia until the present scandal blows over. Now, why
not America? It is a remote, half-savage country, and she will be far
from the temptations which would beset her at any fashionable capital in
Europe. We read in this magazine that all the women in America are fat.
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