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"Think you these arrows are poisoned also?" says she as I rose At this, I eh their iron barbs looked innocent enough, I held each in the fire until I judged I had rendered theh sore teood bow, I followed her down to the river-bank to try ood care to carryco divers lumps of clay (the which see these luht the an to mould and shape a pot to her directions And now, since I was about it, I determined to have as reat ill-looking thing, and rew more skilful so that after so size and shape, and each with handles; and, though ill things to look at, my lady found them all she desired

"Surely they are very clu, Martin!"

"And very ponderous!"

"But they have handles, Martin!"

"And very ill-shaped!"

"'Tis noas they will hold water, Martin"

Hereupon, heartened by her encouragement, I tried rew more expert at the art,'neath a tree upon the river-bank, and lare of the sun all of a row, and I, into look at the to crack and gape here and there with the sun's heat, whereonup I dee kicks

"O Martin!" cries , "Is all your labour wasted? Are you done?"

"No!" says I, clenching ain But this tian tocame easier, at the which ement as the vessels took shape under my hands