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afterwards, or not at all. The knacker has an eye for 

 a horse" 



" For the dogs" 



" Exactly ! and so have some men for a farm. It 

 does seem to me strange that all these pamphlet- 

 writers and law-makers should have omitted this 

 but I forgot I am afraid you and I are not quite on 

 the same bench in that question." 



" Ah ! don't 'e say so ! I should like, uncommon, 

 to have a bit of a talk with you, though, about that. 

 It beats me entirely when I hear tell that you ar'n't 



that you go with them there Free-Tra " 



" Take care ! take care !" said the other, turning 

 quickly in his saddle, as the fore-horse of a wagon- 

 team turned suddenly at full trot down hill from a 

 side lane into the high-road, grazing Mr. Greening's 

 unspurred foot with the point of the leader's stretcher, 

 and bringing the whole team, and the wagon after 

 them rumbling round the corner, a very near shave 

 and at the imminent risk of spilling a sack or two of 

 Wheat that lay not very safely on the near-side shel'- 

 board. 



" Ay ! there ye go," said Mr. Greening, rather 

 angrily, as his hot and rough-coated nag jumped with 

 some alacrity against the pathway out of reach of the 



