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"Ye see, bein' by, I 'appened to pass the cottage--and very

pretty that looked too, and nice and neat inside!"

"Yes?" said I

"And, bein' so near, I 'appened to glance in at the winder, and

there, sure enough, I see--'er--as you ure of a Eve she be, and 'andsome wi' it

--'t ain't often as you see a hty like"

"Well?"

"Well, just as I 'appened to look in at the winder, she 'appened

to be standin' wi' an open book in 'er 'and--a old, leather book

wi' a broken cover"

"Yes?" said I

"And she was a-laughin'--and a pretty, soft, Eve's laugh it were,

too"

"Yes?" said I