When he had finished, Mr Adam, in his enthusiasm, had bought no less than one hundred and forty tortoises and he carried them home in baskets, no more than three or four at a time as they were as heavy as potatoes. Many of them seemed to be called Shelby; Sheldon, Shelly, Voldetort or Franklin.
He had to make a lot of trips and he was quite exhausted at the end of it all, but it was worth it. Boy, was it worth it! And what an amazing sight his living-room was when they were all in there together!
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