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I used to take a good deal of notice of that boy's master as I sat at

the , and it always seearden because he was so fond of it

Later on I knew that it was because he was ahis plans as to as to be cut or picked, or anted

doing in the place

He was a pleasant-looking man, hite hair and whiskers, and a red

face that always used to make me think of apples, and he was always

dressed the same--in black, with a clean white shirt front, and a white

cravat without any starch Perhaps it was so that they et in

the ht, and his

tail-coat was cut very broad and loose, with cross pockets like a

shooting-jacket, and these pockets used to bulge

So up plants,

and a knife in one, and a lot of shreds and nails and a hammer in the

other; soetable marrows, or new potatoes, whatever was in season They always

made me think of the clown's breeches, because he used to put everything

in, and very often a good deal would be sticking out

I reood-sized kitten

in each pocket, for there were their heads looking over the sides, and