whom I have mourned and missed these ten 

 years past." 



% At this the grey whinnied even more 

 loudly, and Sylvester stroked and patted him 

 and kissed him on the nose, and in return the 

 horse nuzzled about him with every sign of 

 affection. 



% "Alas," said Sylvester, "there was always 

 a slice of apple or a lump of sugar for thee, 

 but now, I fear, there is nothing nay, by my 

 father's sword, there is something," and so say- 

 ing he brought out from the capacious pocket 

 of his cloak an ancient carrot and thrust it into 

 the mouth of Justin, who munched it with 

 great relish and content. 

 % "But tell me," said Sylvester, when the car- 

 rot had been swallowed, "how art thou here 

 alive, for I remember how death came upon 

 thee and that I myself saw thee lying still and 

 -cold in the little meadow?" 

 ^s At this the horse grew grave. "Yes," he 

 said (for in dreams as in fables it is granted 

 to beasts to talk), "it is true that I stretched 

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