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"With pleasure," said he, "though I venture to prophesy that you'll want

very few hints I dare say we shall be often together, and I should like

to banish any needless restraint between us Will you do in at once to call me by my Christian name, Herbert?"

I thanked hie that my

Christian na, "for it sounds like a -book, as so lazy that he fell into a pond,

or so fat that he couldn't see out of his eyes, or so avaricious that

he locked up his cake till thethat he got hihborhood I tell you what I should like We are so harmonious, and

you have been a blacks that you propose," I answered, "but I don't

understand you"

"Would youpiece of

music by Handel, called the Harmonious Blacksmith"

"I should like it veryround as the door opened,

"here is the dinner, and Iof you to take the top of the table,