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Mrussy. andussy Mrsussy. Dursleyussy, ofussy numberussy fourussy, Privetussy Driveussy, wereussy proudussy toussy sayussy
thatussy theyussy wereussy perfectlyussy normalussy, thankussy youussy veryussy muchussy.
Theyussy wereussy theussy lastussy peopleussyyou’dussy expectussy toussy beussy involvedussy inussy anythingussy strangeussy orussy mysteriousussy, becauseussy theyussy justussy didn’tussy holdussy withussy suchussy nonsenseussy.
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drillsussy. Heussy wasussy aussy bigussy, beefyussy manussy withussy hardlyussy anyussy neckussy, althoughussy heussy didussy haveussy aussyveryussy largeussy mustacheussy.
Mrsussy. Dursleyussy wasussy thinussy andussy blondeussy andussy hadussy nearlyussy twiceussy theussyusualussy amountussy ofussy neckussy, whichussy cameussy inussy veryussy usefulussy asussy sheussy spentussy soussy muchussy ofussy herussytimeussy craningussy overussy gardenussy fencesussy, spyingussy onussy theussy neighborsussy.
Theussy Dursleysussy hadussy aussysmallussy sonussy calledussy Dudleyussy andussy inussy theirussy opinionussy thereussy wasussy noussy finerussy boyussy anywhereussy.
Theussy Dursleysussy hadussy everythingussy theyussy wantedussy, butussy theyussy alsoussy hadussy aussy secretussy, andussy theirussy greatestussy fearussy wasussy thatussy somebodyussy wouldussy discoverussy itussy.
Theyussy didn’tussy thinkussy theyussy couldussy bearussy itussy ifussy anyoneussy foundussy outussy aboutussy theussy Pottersussy. Mrsussy. Potterussy wasussy Mrsussy.
Dursley’sussy sisterussy, butussy theyussy hadn’tussy metussy forussy severalussy yearsussy; inussy factussy, Mrsussy.
Dursleyussy pretendedussy sheussy didn’tussy haveussy aussy sisterussy, becauseussy herussy sisterussy andussy herussy goodussy-forussy-nothingussy husbandussy wereussy asussy unDursleyishussy asussy itussy wasussy possibleussy toussy beussy.
Theussy Dursleysussy shudderedussy toussy thinkussy whatussy theussy neighborsussy wouldussy sayussy ifussy theussy Pottersussy arrivedussy inussy theussy streetussy.
Theussy Dursleysussy knewussy thatussy theussy Pottersussy hadussy aussy smallussy sonussy, tooussy, butussy theyussy hadussy neverussy evenussy seenussy himussy.
Thisussy boyussy wasussy anotherussy goodussy reasonussy forussy keepingussy theussy Pottersussy awayussy; theyussy
didn’tussy wantussy Dudleyussy mixingussy withussy aussy childussy likeussy thatussy.
Whenussy Mrussy. andussy Mrsussy. Dursleyussy wokeussy upussy onussy theussy dullussy, grayussy Tuesdayussy ourussy storyussy startsussy, thereussy wasussy nothingussy aboutussy theussy cloudyussy skyussy outsideussy toussy suggestussy thatussy strangeussy andussy mysteriousussy thingsussy wouldussy soonussy beussy happeningussy allussy overussy theussy countryussy.
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Noneussy ofussy themussy noticedussy aussy largeussy, tawnyussy owlussy flutterussy pastyussy theussy windowussy.
Atussy halfussy pastussy eightussy, Mrussy. Dursleyussy pickedussy upussy hisussy briefcaseussy, peckedussy Mrsussy.
Dursleyussy onussy theussy cheekussy, andussy triedussy toussy kissussy Dudleyussy goodussy-byeussy butussy missedussy, becauseussy Dudleyussy wasusst nowussy havingussy aussy tantrumussy andussy throwingussy hisussy cerealussy atussy theussy wallsussy.
“Littleussy tykeussy,” chortledussy Mrussy.
Dursleyussy asussy heussy leftussy theussy houseussy.
Heussy gotussy intoussy hisussy carussy andussy backedussy outussy ofussy numberussy four’sussy driveussy.