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an awkward sort. It is better not to see one's 

 rustic friends when they are in a state which could 

 only euphemistically be called rollicking. And 



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besides, they hurt one's feelings sometimes when 

 beer is inside them. 



" We likes 'ee ; we be allus glad to see 'ee but 

 we can do wi'out 'ee," said one of my best friends 

 on such an occasion as this. 



" I've knowed 'ee since I used to kiss 'ee when 



