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We found the wheelwright at his shop, and ready 

 to expatiate on the many good points of his vehicles 

 and the excellence of his work ; the advantages he 

 had over city builders, and the danger there was in 

 riding in a broken-down affair which was made of 

 such wretched stuff as mine, that he only wondered 

 had held together as long as it had. The proposed 

 carriage was quite gorgeous and very fine with paint 

 and upholstery. I thought it rather heavy for one 

 horse, but Patrick, who had taken much interest in 

 the discussion, immediately, on my making the sug 

 gestion, seized the shafts, and ran it up and down as 

 if it were as light as a feather. So there was noth 

 ing for it but to say that I would take the &quot;beautiful 

 new coach;&quot; and, stepping to one side with the 

 maker, I said, &quot; I am informed that the price is three 

 hundred and fifty dollars.&quot; 



&quot; Oh,&quot; he replied, &quot; that is without the pole ; with 

 the pole it is three hundred and seventy-five. Mr. 

 Jones paid me &quot; 



&quot; Never mind about Mr. Jones. I understood the 

 price was three hundred and fifty dollars with pole 

 and shafts ; but, as I do not want the former, I will 

 do without that.&quot; 



&quot; But they both go together,&quot; replied the man. 

 &quot; Now I ll tell you what,&quot; he added, dropping his 



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