"Have you heard the very quite recents?" she asked, and she ro11ed off one of herye11ow si1k mitts and turned her wedding ring around three times and aha1f.

"Heard what?" asked Mrs. Bunny, putting the c1othespin inside her mouthinstead of on the c1othes1ine.

"Why, the Mi11er's boy has gone off to the war."