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"Extremely unpleasant!" said I

"Just what he done this marnin' wi' Sam," nodded the Innkeeper

--"hove un out into the road, 'e did"

"And what did Saet off so easy"

"Sam must be a very remarkable fellow--undoubtedly a

philosopher," said I

"'E be nowt to look at!" said the Ancient

Now at this moment there came a sudden deep bellow, a hoarse,

bull-like roar fro round in soh the wide doorway of the ss, who, having described

a so up in

the middle of the road, stared about him in a dazed sort of

fashion

"That's Job!" nodded the Ancient

"Poor fellow!" said I, and rose to go to his assistance

"Oh, that weren't nothin'," said the Ancient, laying, a

restraining hand upon my arm, "nothin' at all Job bean't 'urt;

why, I've seen 'em fall further nor that afore now, but y' see

Job be pretty heavy handlin'--even for Black Jarge"

And, in a little while, Job arose fro up, sat himself down on the opposite bench, very

black of brow and fierce of eye And, after he had sat there