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"There are _thirteen_," repeated Dolly again. "Look, Max, begin at the side of the field nearest the gate -- there are three close together, and then -- oh dear, two have run back to the others, and -- no, I can't count aloud, but I'm sure -- " and she went on to herself, "one, two, three, four," -- "there _are_ thirteen, I'm as sure as sure."
"And _I'm_ as sure as sure, or surer than sure, that there are only twelve," said Max, aggravatingly.