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[1]ThinksItomyself,asIoverheardapersoheservantatthedoor,inanunmistakeablevoie,“IstheSquiretohome?”
ThatoohanmyoldfriendSamSliaker.Butititofnodoubtwhenheproceeded,“Ifheis,tellhimIamhere.”
[2]“WhoshallIsay,Sir?”
[3]Thestrangerpausedamoment,andthensaid,“It’ssueverlastinglothinkyoucarryitalltoworst,andIdon’twantitbrokei’sagecalculatestoholdaprotractedmeeti.e,don’tstandstariraightgetruyineing?Shuntoffnow.”
[4]“Ah,myoldfriend,”
saidI,advandshakinghimbythehand,“howareyou?”
[5]“Asheartyasabuck,”
hereplied,“thoughI’tjustjumpquitesohighnow.”
[6]“Iknewyou,”
Isaid,“themomentIheardyourvoidifIhadn,Ishouldhavekno>
[7]“That’sbecauseIamaYankee,Sir,”
hesaid,“notwoofuslookalike,ortalkalike;butbeingfreeaeizealkas>
[8]“Ah,mygoodfriend,youalleasewhenyoutalk,andthatismorethanbesaidofmostmen.”
[9]“Andsowillyou,”
hereplied,“ifyouusesoftsawderthatway.Oh,dearme!Itseemsbuttheotherdaythatyoulaughedsoatmytheoryofsoftsawderandhumait?Theywerepleasantdays,wereenthihihpleasuretoo.AsIassingHalifaxharbor,onmywayhomeinthe‘BlackHawk,’thewindfortunatelycameahead,andthinksItomyself,Iwillputinthere,andpullfootforWindsoraheSquire,givehimmyjournal,andspendanhourortwowithhimoncemore.SohereIam,atleastwhatisleftofme,anddreadfulgladIamtoseeyoutoo;butasitisaboutyourdinnerhoandtitivateupabit,andthenwewillhaveadishofchatfordesert,andindusofby-gohroughyourshadywalkshere.”
[10]Myoldfriendhadasstillawiryathletidhisstepaselastidsprihetexercisehehadbeeoftakinghadpreservedhishealthand,aheirturnhadeomaintainhisessandhumor.Thelinesinhisfaeer,aragglinggreyhairsweretheohehandoftime.Hismannerwasmuchimprovedbyhisihegreatworld;buthisphraseology,inearedtotakebothprideandpleasure,wasmuchthesameaswhenIfirstknewhiSolittleindeedwasheged,thatIcouldscarcelybelievesomanyyearshadelapsedsincewemadeourfirsttether.
[11]Itwasthemostuedandagreeablevisit.Heeheversatiohawereoftentoravityofmyservant,whoowicelefttheroomtoavoidexplosiveoutbreaksoflaughter.Amooldmethefollowingwhimsicalstory.
[12]“Whenthe‘BlackHawk’wasatCauseau,eohaveaqueerinalsortofman,aNovaScotiadoboard,whojoinedourpartyatShipHarbor,forthepurposeoftakingacruisewithus.Nothavinganythiiculartodo,weleftthevesselandtookpassageinacoasterforPrinceEdward’sIsland,asmyissioospendadayortwothere,ahefisheries.Well,althoughIdon’ttradeesometimeswhesmartdespeciallyifthereisfuion.So,saidI,‘Doctor,Iossumwiththesefolks,andtakeariseoutofthem,thatwillastonishtheirweaknerves,Ikseveralhundreddollarsihesametime.’SoIadvertisedthatIwouldgivefourpoundstenshillingsfesthackmatatheisland,fourpoundsforthesed,threepoundstenshillingsforthethird,andthreepoundsforthefestone.Isuppose,Squire,youkno’skneeis,don’tyou?Itisacrookedpieber,exactlytheshapeofaman’slegwheformstwosidesofasquare,andmakesagrandfasteningforthesideanddeckbeamsofavessel.
[13]“‘Whatintheworlddoyouwantofonlyfourofthoseknees?’saidtheDoctor.”
[14]“‘Nothing,’saidI,‘buttoraisealaughoers,ahempayrealhahejoke.’”
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