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Ten days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched atme there walked with hed my advice to scorn--and took it," he said "Where's the farthingale, Benedick the married man?"

"In the house"

"Oh, ay!" he coood cook?"

"She does not cook," I said dryly "I have hired old Goody Cotton to do that"

He eyed ods! a new doublet! She is skillful with her needle, then?"

"Shenever seen her with one, I ae The doublet was made by the tailor at Flowerdieu Hundred"

By this we had reached the level sward at the top of the bank "Roses!" he exclai row of the walnut! Since when hast thou turned gardner, Ralph?"

"It's Diccon's doing He is anxious to please his mistress"

"Who neither sews, nor cooks, nor plants! What does she do?"

"She pulls the roses," I said "Come in"

When we had entered the house he stared about him; then cried out, "Acrasia's bower! Oh, thou soh

It was late afternoon, and the slant sunshine streaold Floor and ere no longer logs gnarled and stained: upon the one lay a carpet of delicate ferns and arolossy vines, purple-berried, tapestried the other Flowers--purple and red and yelloere everywhere As we entered, a figure started up froe!" exclaimed Rolfe "You have never ela," I said "I bought her from Willia damsel"

The creature, one of the five fee, rolling eyes She knew a little Spanish, and I spoke to her in that tongue, bidding her find her one I placed a jack of ale upon the table, and Rolfe and I sat down to discuss it Had I been in a hter, I could have found reason in his puzzled face There were flowers upon the table, and beside them a litter of slove," he said, "perfued, and of a size to fit Titania"

I spread its mate out upon my palm "A woman's hand Too white, too soft, and too small"