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"Well, then I shall let you into the whole secret," she said. "It's the
most wonderful invention, and increases your height, whatever your age
is, from two to six inches. Fancy! There are some exercises you have to
do, rather like those Yoga ones, every morning, and you eat three
lozenges a day. Quite harmless they are, and then you soon begin to
shoot up. It sounds incredible, doesn't it? but there are so many
testimonials that I can't doubt it is genuine. Here's one of a man who
grew six inches. I saw it advertised in some paper, and sent for it.
Only a guinea! What fun when Robert begins to see that I am taller than
he is! But now not a word! Don't tell dear Lucia whatever you do. She
is half a head taller than I, and it would be no fun if everybody grew
from two to six inches. You may write for them, and I'll give you the
address, but you must tell nobody."
"Too wonderful" said Georgie. "I _shall_ watch you. Here we are.
Look, there's Perdita's flower. What a beauty!"
It was not necessary to press the mermaid's tail, for Lucia had seen
them from the music-room, and they heard her high heels clacking over
the polished floor of the hall.
"Listen! No more need of high heels!" said Mrs Quantock. "And I've got
something else to tell you. Lucia may hear that. Ah, dear Lucia, what a
wonderful Perdita-blossom!"
"Is it not?" said Lucia, blowing kisses to Georgie, and giving them to
Daisy.
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