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"I could do that, certainly," said I, "but it would not be

according to fact"

"So much the better," said the Tinker; "ants facts in a

nov-el?"

"Huain--"

"Whathis knife-blade on the leg of his

breeches

"Love?" I repeated

"And plenty of it," said the Tinker

"I'ht

"How i about love"

"That's a pity," said the Tinker

"Under the circumstances, it is," said I

"Not a doubt of it," said the Tinker, beginning to scrub out the

frying-pan with a handful of grass, "though to be sure you ht learn," said I; "who knows?"

"Ah! who knows?" said the Tinker And after he had cleansed the

pan to his satisfaction, he turned to er

upraised and brow of heavy portent "Young fellow," said he, "no

ood nov-el without he knows summat about love,