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XV. A Morning Meeting—The Letter Again

           "’Tisagreatthingtobeclever,I’msure,"headded,makingmovementsassociatedwithstatesofmindratherthanbody;"wewishwewere,don’twe,neighbours?"

           "Ay,thatwedo,sure,"saidMatthewMoon,withasmallanxiouslaughtowardsOak,toshowhowveryfriendlydisposedhewaslikewise.

           "Who’sbeentellingyouI’mclever?"saidOak.

           "’Tisblowedaboutfrompillartopostquitecommon,"saidMatthew."Wehearthatyecantellthetimeaswellbythestarsaswecanbythesunandmoon,shepherd."

           "Yes,Icandoalittlethatway,"saidGabriel,asamanofmediumsentimentsonthesubject.

           "Andthatyecanmakesun-dials,andprentfolks’namesupontheirwaggonsalmostlikecopper-plate,withbeautifulflourishes,andgreatlongtails.Aexcellentfinethingforyetobesuchacleverman,shepherd.JosephPoorgrassusedtoprenttoFarmerJamesEverdene’swaggonsbeforeyoucame,and’acouldnevermindwhichwaytoturntheJ’sandE’scouldye,Joseph?"Josephshookhisheadtoexpresshowabsolutewasthefactthathecouldn’t."Andsoyouusedtodo’emthewrongway,likethis,didn’tye,Joseph?"Matthewmarkedonthedustyfloorwithhiswhip-handle

           "AndhowFarmerJameswouldcuss,andcalltheeafool,wouldn’the,Joseph,when’aseedhisnamelookingsoinside-out-like?"continuedMatthewMoonwithfeeling.

           "Ay’awould,"saidJoseph,meekly."But,yousee,Iwasn’tsomuchtoblame,forthemJ’sandE’sbesuchtryingsonso’witchesforthememorytomindwhethertheyfacebackwardorforward;andIalwayshadsuchaforgetfulmemory,too.

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