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lie went, and put another half-crown to it ; 

 though, as he said after, it was all from 

 what the butler had told him; but when 

 the butler was twitted about it, he said it 

 was all the girls' doing, because he looked 

 so taking after he was washed and dressed 

 up in the squire's old clothes; and they 

 persuaded him that he must be no impostor. 

 Well, the next morning the squire was 

 going to the town, as it was a bench-day, 

 and bid me take the light cart and go with 

 him, as he wanted to pick out a few things, 

 just to help on the gardener, that I've told 

 of before, that had turned nurseryman. He 

 rode on just before me ; and about a mile 

 away from home, I saw him draw his horse 

 up to the bank-side all of a hurry. When I 

 came up, he said : " Gregory, isn't this the 

 man that was begging at our place yester- 

 day? He says he isn't." "Yes, sir," said 

 I; "there's no mistake about that." No 

 sooner had I said the words, than he raised 

 himself up for he was lying down and 

 says: "Well, what if I am?" "Why, 

 then," said the squire, " you're an impostor, 

 and an ungrateful rascal ; and I'm a justice 

 of the peace, and I'll give you fourteen days 



