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VIII. The Malthouse—The Chat—News

           "Andashewascomingalonginthemiddleofthenight,muchafeared,andnotabletofindhiswayoutofthetreesnohow,’acriedout,’Man-a-lost!man-a-lost!’Aowlinatreehappenedtobecrying’Whoo-whoo-whoo!’asowlsdo,youknow,shepherd"(Gabrielnodded),"andJoseph,allinatremble,said,’JosephPoorgrass,ofWeatherbury,sir!’"

           "No,no,nowthat’stoomuch!"saidthetimidman,becomingamanofbrazencourageallofasudden."Ididn’tsaysir.I’lltakemyoathIdidn’tsay’JosephPoorgrasso’Weatherbury,sir.’No,no;what’srightisright,andIneversaidsirtothebird,knowingverywellthatnomanofagentleman’srankwouldbeholleringthereatthattimeo’night.’JosephPoorgrassofWeatherbury,’that’severywordIsaid,andIshouldn’tha’saidthatif’thadn’tbeenforKeeperDay’smetheglin…There,’twasamercifulthingitendedwhereitdid."

           Thequestionofwhichwasrightbeingtacitlywaivedbythecompany,Janwentonmeditatively:

           "Andhe’sthefearfullestman,bain’tye,Joseph?Ay,anothertimeyewerelostbyLambing-DownGate,weren’tye,Joseph?"

           "Iwas,"repliedPoorgrass,asifthereweresomeconditionstooseriousevenformodestytorememberitselfunder,thisbeingone.

           "Yes;thatwerethemiddleofthenight,too.Thegatewouldnotopen,tryhowhewould,andknowingtherewastheDevil’shandinit,hekneeleddown."

           "Ay,"saidJoseph,acquiringconfidencefromthewarmthofthefire,thecider,andaperceptionofthenarrativecapabilitiesoftheexperiencealludedto.

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