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"Oh, not in the least!" said the dwarf, with a hoarse chuckle "Only,

instead of wasting your breath asking this good norance, you had better apply to ain Sir Norman surveyed the little Hercules from head to foot for a

orilla

"You think so--do you? And what may you happen to know about it, my

pretty little friend?"

"O Lord!" exclaihtened face,

while the dwarf "grinned horribly a ghastly sood sir, that I would strongly advise you not to go near

it, unless you wish to catch soue There have

been others--our worthy host, there, whose teeth, youin his head, can tell you about those that have tried the

trick, and--"

"Well?" said Sir Norman, curiously

"And have never returned to tell what they found!" concluded the little

ray and

gasping, back in his seat, he broke out into a loud and hyena-like

laugh

"My dear little friend," said Sir Norh, if you can help it You are unprepossessing enough

at best, but when you laugh, you look like the very (a doard gesture)