Now, one last idea," said Mr. Alden. He looked at Jessie, with a twinkle in his eye.
"I heard all about your Mystery Man," he said.
"He's not Mystery Man," said Jessie, laughing. "But he was nice, wasn't he?"
"He doesn't seem like a Mystery Man any more," said Violet. "I'd like to see him again sometime."
Mr. Alden said, "He come to the party tomorrow, if anyone asked him."
"Very well," said Aunt Jane. "I don't mind having a Mystery Man at my birthday party."
"Will he fly?" asked Jessie.
"No. He is already here," said Grandfather. "He got off the train when I did!"
"And we didn't even see him," said Benny.
"Well, he is still a Mystery Man in some ways, isn't he?" said Violet.
"I heard all about your Mystery Man," he said.
"He's not Mystery Man," said Jessie, laughing. "But he was nice, wasn't he?"
"He doesn't seem like a Mystery Man any more," said Violet. "I'd like to see him again sometime."
Mr. Alden said, "He come to the party tomorrow, if anyone asked him."
"Very well," said Aunt Jane. "I don't mind having a Mystery Man at my birthday party."
"Will he fly?" asked Jessie.
"No. He is already here," said Grandfather. "He got off the train when I did!"
"And we didn't even see him," said Benny.
"Well, he is still a Mystery Man in some ways, isn't he?" said Violet.
( Gertrude Chandler Warner )
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