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I had beco overhead, and had probably

expressed the fact in my countenance

"I a, "but I have

never seen him Don't you smell rum? He is always at it"

"At rum?" said I

"Yes," returned Herbert, "and you out He persists, too, in keeping all the provisions up stairs in his

roo them out He keeps them on shelves over his head, and

eigh them all His room rowling noise becaed roar, and

then died away

"What else can be the consequence," said Herbert, in explanation, "if

he will cut the cheese? A ht hand--and

everywhere else--can't expect to get through a Double Gloucester without

hurting hiave another furious

roar

"To have Provis for an upper lodger is quite a godsend to Mrs Whieneral won't stand that noise A

curious place, Handel; isn't it?"

It was a curious place, indeed; but remarkably well kept and clean