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1 When is basil not just plain old basil ?
2 Dear old Basil Morton-howhe would stare!
3 Before lunch I take Pete to visit old Basil in Archives to ask for the shelf locator of KGB.2.YA.
4 "My dear old Basil , you are much more than an acquaintance."
5 "My dear fellow," I interrupted, "is it possible to imagine old Basil deceiving anyone?"
6 But before we had got five feet from where we were standing, who should meet us face to face but Old Basil Montagu?
7 (My heart sinks: old Basil the coffin dodger is sitting right beside her, sucking on his dentures and rocking slowly.)
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