OCTOBER 



199 



on being pressed to put his own interpretation on 

 the story remarked con gusto, " Why, of course, 

 gentleman went to hell." 



Oct. 77. I ought to know these people by this 



"AND I'M NOT LOVING YOU NOW" 



time, but there is always something new to discover 

 in the rustic. He is like a half- explored land, still 

 full of surprises for the explorer. I have been 

 getting my poultry lately from Meshach, who is 

 trying to make a few honest shillings out of his hen- 

 yard in addition to a labourer's wage. I wanted a 



