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about the horse. It's not a pHsint job for Mr 

 Dashwood to go payin' the fines for dhrunken men, 

 but, sure, it's all in the game. And if you plaze, 

 sorr, I'm thinkin' it wouldn't be a bad thing if you 

 was to sit down and write a letther to Mr Lewis, 

 telKn' him the baihff was here in possession and 

 that the money would be paid in a day or two. 

 That would keep him aisy, and it would make it 

 more natural like if you was to let a Uttle abuse 

 into it and say you'd been very hardly thrated. 



" No, sorr, I won't go to bed to-night. I'll 

 just sit up wid the horse. Everything's ready 

 now for getting him in the thrain to-morrow 

 mornin'. Thank you, sorr; just half a glass. 

 And here's good luck to Garry owen! " 



