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the
crater. The city authorities were never able to retrieve his body, and
some people say that every now and then it rises to the surface and
floats about. Ducks and other waterfowl have adopted the gloomy
artificial lake as a retreat, and they can often be seen swimming on
it. Standing behind the fence and peering down at the tiny birds, one
finds it difficult to believe that all this was dug either by hand or
by the most primitive machinery. In comparison, the Pyramids don't seem
so wonderÂful, after all.
One
day, Winston Churchill's father, Lord Randolph Churchill, and a group
of friends, men and women, were staring down into that pit. Lord
Randolph grew philosophical. "All for the vanity of woman," he said.
"And the depravity of man," added one of the ladies.
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