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ain't, and that will force the British governor to 

 deliver you up ; and when I get you into New York 

 State, why you settle with me for my four thousand 

 dollars, and I will settle with you for stealin' my 

 hoss ;" and he put his finger to the tip end of his 

 nose, and winked, and said, " young folks think old 

 folks is fools, but old folks know young folks is fools. 

 I warn't born yesterday, and I had my eye-teeth 

 sharpened before your'n were through the gums, I 

 guess. You hante got the Bosten constable to deal 

 with now, I can tell you, but old Felix Foyle himself, 

 and he ain't so blind but what he can feel his way 

 along, I guess do you take my meanin', my young 

 coon ? " " I'm sold," sais Sassy, and he sot down, 

 put both elbows on the table, and covered his face 

 with his hands and fairly cried like a child. " I'm 

 sold," sais he. " Buy your pardon, then," sais Felix. 

 " Pay down the four thousand dollars and you are a 

 free and enlightened citizen once more." Sassy got 

 up and unlocked his portmanteau, and counted it all 

 out in paper rolls just as he received it. " Thar ib 

 is," sais he, " and I must say you deserve it. That 

 was a great stroke o' your'n." " Stop a bit," sais 

 Felix, seein' more money there, all his savin's for 

 years, " we ain't done yet. I must have 500 dollars 

 for expenses." "There, d n you," sais Sassy, 

 throwin' another roll at him, " there it is ; are you 

 done yet?" "No," sais Felix, "not yet; now you 

 have done me justice, I must do you the same, and 



