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SIMON (sheepishly) All right, Old Un--fire away!

But, at this juncture, Old Aetic Dutton, with Job and sundry others, on their way to

work, and, as they ca of heads Having reached the door of "The Bull," they

paused and greeted us, and I thought Old Arin

seee 'as been an' gone an' done for 'isself at last,

eh? Oh, hed Old Amos

"Allus knowed as 'e would!" added Job; "many's the time I've

said as 'e would, an' you know it--all on you"

"It'll be the Barbadies, or Austrayley!" grinned Amos; "transportation,

it'll be--Oh, my soul! think o' that now--an' 'i o' a couple o'--rabbits!" said the Ancient,

e the last ith a loud rap on his snuff-box

"Pa'tridges, Gaffer!--they was pa'tridges!" returned Old Ae'd come to a bad end," reiterated

Job, "an' what's ot nobody to blahed the Ancient, staring

Old Aes--you, Jaes or was they not--speak up, Jay, as usual,

shuffled forward, and,brow, delivered