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"Oh, there's lots of things you could do!" he continued "Why, of a

night you , and read and

improve yourself while I sat and smoked my pipe Cats don't come into

the house"

"Do you mean that I should come and live with you, sir?" I said

"That's it,you couldn't do any better Could

you?"

I shook my head "I don't think so, sir," I said dismally

"Not such a good life for a boy in winter when things are bare, as in

summer when the flowers are out and the fruit comes on Like fruit,

don't you?"

"Yes, sir, but you don't let your boys eat the fruit"

"Tchah! I should never h,

"and you would soon get tired of the apples and pears and gooseberries

Think you'd like to come, eh-eentleardener; plenty of gentleh"

"Yes, sir," I said, with entleardeners, eh? No, entleentleman at heart whatever his business, and that's better than being a

gentleman in name"