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Love is a healer without a rival in the world. Van proved it -- Van and Beth, of course, together, with Gettysburg, Dave, and Napoleon to help, and Algy to furnish the sauce. All were present, including Glen and Mrs. Dick, on the summer day of celebration when at last Van came down to dinner. At sight of the wan, wasted figure, Algy, in his characteristic way, fought down his heathen emotions.
"What's mallah you, Van? " he demanded, his face oddly twitching as he spoke. "Makee evlybody _sick_! That velly superstich! Nobody's got time cly for you come home -- makee my dinner spoil!"