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"A lift," I answered, "will you give a tired fellow a lift on

his way?"

"W'y--I dunno--be you a talkin' chap?"

"I don't think so," said I

"Because, if you be a talkin' chap, I beant a-goin' to give 'ee a

lift, no'ow--not if I knows it; give a chap a lift, t' other day,

I did--took 'im up t' other side o' Sevenoaks, an' 'e talked et a wink o'

sleep all the way to Tonbridge; so if you 'enerally a very silent chap," said I; "besides, I am too

tired and sleepy to talk, even if I wished--"

"Sleepy," yawned the et, my chap--I'm sleepy

too--I allus am, Lord love ye! theer's nowt like sleep--up wi'