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"And I believe," said Barnabas, frowning down at the eentility rests not so much on birth as upon

hereditary instinct"

"Hey?" said his father, glancing at hio easy, Barnabas, ive it time--on what did 'ee say?"

"On instinct, father"

"Instinct!" repeated John Barty, puffing out a vast cloud of ss likewise; but

what's nat'ral to 'osses an' dogs aren't nowise nat'ral to us! No,

you can't cos,--not nohowsoever, Barnabas,

entleentlerand-feyther afore him,

back an' back--"

"To Adam?" inquired Barnabas; "now, if so, the question is--was Adaentleman?"

"Lord, Barnabas!" exclai in Adam? You leave poor old Adaot to do wi' it?"

"Everything, we being all his descendants,--at least the Bible says

so--Lords and Commons, Peers and Peasants--all are children of Adaentle, frowned down at the floor, and

finally spoke: "What do you say to that, Natty Bell?"

"Why, I should say, John--hu coal-heaver,

Who down at Hungerford used for to ply,