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    thatsnobusinessofoyrporal

    oath,ibelievesheislittlebetterthanoneofus;andifancythe

    captainygotoheavenhesunshinesuponarainyday.but

    ifhedoes,thatisherherenorthere;forhepany.

    andthelady,togivethedevilhisdue,isaverygoodsortof

    lady,andlovesthecloth,andisalodostrictjustice

    toit;forshehathbeggedoffnyapoorsoldier,and,byher

    goodpunished.butyet,tobesure,

    ensignnorthertonaogetheratour

    lastquarters;thatistheveryrightandtruthofthetter.butthe

    captainheknohingaboutit;andaslongasthereisenough

    forhioo,doesitsignifyhelovesheotabittheworse,

    aainanthroughthebodythatoabuseher;

    thereforeiypart.ioother

    folkssay;andtobecertain,ustbe

    sotruthin.””ay,ay,agreatdealoftruth,iyou,”

    parit.””allaparcelofsdalous

    ansistressofthehouse.”iaure,no,

    shelookslikeaverygoodsortoflady,andshebehavesherself

    likeone;shegaveaguineafortheuseofcloaths.””avery

    goodladyindeed”criesthe”andifyouhadnotbeenalittle

    hasty,youhavequarrelledhherasyoudidat

    first.””youionthatytruly”ans

    hadnotbeenforyouonsehinghadyoustbeddling

    hdidnotbelongtoyou,andthrowinyourfools

    disurse.””well,ended,so

    theresanendofthetter.””yes,”criesshe,”forthisbut

    beherehereafterthisisnotthefirsttiihave

    sufferedforyouucullspate.iaysholdyour

    tohehouse,andddleonlyinttershoutdoors,h

    neerhappenedaboutsevenyears

    ago””nay,dear,”retuedhe,”dontripupoldstories.e,

    e,allssorryforidohelandladywas

    goingtoreply,akingsorelytothe

    displeasureofpartridge,loverofiscalledfun,

    andagreatproterofthoseharessquarrelsendratherto

    theproduoficalthantragits.

    thetruthbegetshatred.

    theserjeantaskedpartridgeasterwere

    travelling”noneofyisters,”ansno

    nsservant,iassureyou;for,thoughihavesfortuhe

    anafternand,aspoorandsilei

    yappeaorsyti;sedheihi

    nonsuuodfui.””nooffence,ihope,sir,”saidtheserjeant;

    ”ayveobesobold,yyouandyour

    frieravelling””youhavenoinatedusright,”says

    partridge.”ayfriendisohe

    greatestgehekingdoathlandlordand

    landladyprickeduptheirears.”heistheheirofsquire

    allhy.””uchgoodalloverthe

    untry”crieslandlady.”evenhe,”ansridge.”theni

    ,”saysshe,”hellhaveasestatehereafter.”

    ”stcertainly,”ansridge.”helandlady,

    ”ithoughtthefirstntisahelookedlikeagoodsortentlen;buthusbaobesure,ishananybody.”

    ”ioydear,”crieshe,”itistake.””astake,indeed”

    aokesuchstakes”

    ”buthoesit,sir,”criesthelandlord,”thatsuchagreat

    geheuntryafoot””idontknoued

    partridge;”greatgentlenhavehuurssotis.hehathnowa

    dozenhorsesandservantsatgloucester;andnothing,

    butlastnight,itbeingveryhotustolhielfh

    atobear

    hiany;butifeveryoucatchthereagain:foriwasneverso

    frightenedinalllife.etanthere.”

    ”illbehanged,”criesthelandlord,”ifitanofthe

    hill,astheycallhiifindeedhebean;butiknowseveral

    peopleisthedevilthatlivesthere.””nay,nay,like

    enough,”sayspartridge;”aheheadofit,i

    verilyandsincerelybelieveithedevil,thoughiuldnot

    perighthavethepiven

    hiohidethat,sinceevilspiritsappearinshapethey

    please.””andpray,sir,”saystheserjeant,”nooffence,ihope;but

    prayanisthedevilforihaveheardsoof

    ourofficerssaythereisnosuchperson;andthatitisonlyatrick

    oftheparsons,topreventtheirbeingbroke;for,ifitkly

    knooreuse

    thaneofpeace.””thoseofficers,”sayspartridge,”are

    verygreatsuchofschollardsher,”

    ansheserjeant;”theyhavenothalfyourleaing,sir,i

    believe;and,tobesure,ithoughttherestbeadevil,

    notain;for

    thought,thinksitoself,iftherebenodevil,hoanked

    peoplebesenttohindihavereadallthatuponabook.””so

    ofyourofficers,”quoththelandlord,”hereisadevil,to

    theirsha,ibelieve.idoionbuthellpayoffsoold

    sresuponat.hereehalfayear,

    ybestbeds,thoughhe

    hardlyspentashillingadayinthehouse,andsufferedhisnto

    roastcabbagesatthekitfire,becauseia

    dinneronasunday.everygoodchristianstdesirethereshouldbea

    devilforthepunishntofsuchches.””harkee,landlord,”said

    theserjeant,”dontabusethecloth,foritakeit.””dnthe

    cloth”ans.”

    ”bearen,”saystheserjeant,”hecursestheking,and

    thatshightreason.””icursethekingyouvillain,”saidthe

    landlord.”yes,youdid,”criestheserjeant;”youcursedthecloth,

    andthatse;foreveryn

    atter

    othat,itsallohesathing.””excusethere,.

    serjean

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