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"Not ht elboith

tender solicitude "I'h

broke my back fora sledge for Black Jarge again--danged if I du!"

"And 'ihed the Ancient; "a wunnerful screen, a wunnerful screen!

older nor ht older hunneds and hunneds o' years

older--they wouldn't let nobody touch it but Black Jarge"

"'E be the best smith in the South Country!" nodded Sirowled Job "I'll

work for 'e no more; my mind's made up, an' when my mind's made

up theer bean't nofor a Siss'n'urst man to ha'

mended t' owd screen!" said the Ancient

"'Twould that!" nodded Sio to

others"

Hereupon, having finishedmaister?" inquired the Ancient

"Why, that depends," said I "I understand that this o and offerin open-mouthed amazement, as did

also the other two