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I hesitated

"Well," he said, "what is it?"

"You don't think it was I ent to steal the pears, sir?" I said

uneasily

"My good boy, no!" he said "Pooh! nonsense! Looked like it at first

Caught you dirty-handed Good night!"

He turned away, and I ran into the yard, where Shock was slowly going

back to his hole in the straw

"Good night, Shock!" I said

He stopped without turning round, and did not reply It was as if the

sulky ain, but it did not last, for he

half turned his head and said: "I hit one on 'em such a crack on the nut"

Then he went to the ladder and cli to hist the straw Then Old

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up to my room