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Walpole Antique Farm Machinery Museum

" Gentlemen, " Bill said, " I give you Chesterton and Walpole."

" That's right, " said Nick. " I guess he's a better guy than Walpole."

One theory is that Walpole commissioned it himself for political purposes. So tricky. So effective.

The website adds that Walpole's memory of the story may not have been correct.

Walpole says he made the word after reading a Persian story called " The Three Princes of Serendip" .

In the mid-1700s, while researching a coat of arms, Walpole discovered something interesting but unrelated to his search.

Walpole discovered something interesting but unrelated to his search.

We could be talking years at Walpole.

And a bus ticket from Walpole dated November 12th.

" That's a real book. That's where his old man is after him all the time. Have you got any more by Walpole? "