Tubbs, 'this is dreadful! What can I do!'
"Just then one of his children ran into the room.
" 'Johnny, come to me,' said his father imploringly. 'Come to
your father.'
" 'My father!' said Johnny, shying out of the room. 'You ain't my
father. My father isn't as tall as a tree.'
" 'You see how absurd your claim is,' said Mrs. Tubbs. 'You'll
oblige me by leaving the house directly.'
" 'Leave the house--my house!' said Tubbs.
" 'If you don't, I'll call in the neighbors,' said the courageous
woman.
" 'I don't believe they'd dare to come,' said Tubbs, smiling
queerly at the recollection of what a sensation his appearance
had made.
" 'Won't you go?'
" 'At least you'll let me have some dinner. I am 'most famished.'
" 'Dinner!" said Mrs. Tubbs, hesitating. 'I don't think there's
enough in the house. However, you can sit down to the table.'
"Tubbs attempted to sit down on a chair, but his weight was so
great that it was crushed beneath him. Finally, he was compelled
to sit on the floor, and even then his stature was such that his
head rose to the height of six feet.
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