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"Well," said he, "I bean't"

"But why not?" His eye roved slowly up from my boots to the

buttons on my coat

"Them be fine buttons!" said he

"Do you think so?"

"Look like silver!"

"They are silver," said I

"Lord!" he exclaimed, "you wouldn't part wi' they buttons, I

suppose?"

"That depends!"

"On what?"

"On how hht up five shillings