‘Nothing is too difficult,’ said Dora. ‘I feel this was meant for us. I should like to shake everybody up a bit. They’d get a colossal surprise - and then they’d be so pleased at having the bell, it would be like an unexpected present. Don’t you think?’ ‘Wouldn’t it be - somehow in bad taste?’ said Toby. ‘When something’s fantastic enough and marvellous enough it can’t be in bad taste,’ said Dora. ‘In the end, it would give everyone a lift. It would certainly give me a lift! Are you game?’ Toby began to laugh. He said, ‘It’s a most extraordinary idea. But I’m sure we couldn’t manage it.’ ‘With
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