Merry waved a hand at the giraffe. "It's pretty interesting," he said, as if he hadn't been dreadfully bored. It was not as if he hadn't been bored at home. And at least here there were exotic animals for him to stare blankly at. Probably he would have enjoyed the Sanditon more if he hadn't accidentally killed someone on the way here, but there was only so much one could do.

"How's your summer going?"

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