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"According to what you want, an

"Because," he went on, ad a particularly vicious kick

to the fire, "if you was to ask me for a French hortolon--or even

the 'u a very truthful s," said I

"And 'ow am I to know that--'ow am I to know as you ain't set

your 'eart on the 'u of the sort," said I, "a chop would do--"

"Chop!" sighed the ly at the fire, "chop!"

"Or steak," I hastened to add

"Now it's a steak!" said theupon me a doleful eye, "a steak!" he repeated; "of

course--it would be; I s'pose you'd turn up your nose at 'as--it's only to be expected"

"On the contrary," said I, "has will suit me very well;

why couldn't you have mentioned therowled the fellow