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(which had very likely sprung of unpleasant familiar- 

 ity with the dam actual) he became explosively de- 

 monstrative and earnest. 



I hinted at the shortness of the water ; there was 

 no denial on his part ; on the contrary, frank avowal. 



" Yah dam short," said he ; " dat ish enough 

 for der farm yah ; but for der mill dam nichts " 

 (puff). 



I spoke in an apologetic way of the advertisement, 

 .and of certain requisites insisted upon ; he had per- 

 haps seen it ? 



" Advertisement yah (puff) yah." 



I hinted at the slope. 



" Yah der slope." 



" The slope to the south ? " 



" Oh yah south (puff) yah." 



I explained by a little interpolation of his own 

 tongue. 



" Dam yah dis ish it ; der is de pond ; dish is 

 south ; dat ish der slope to der pond dam yah." 



" And the lands opposite ? " 



" Oh, dat ish not mine ; der mill, der house, der 

 pond, der land, vat you call der slope dis ish mine." 



I suggested the mention of a water view in the 

 advertisement. 



" View," said my red-bearded friend ; " vat you 

 call view ? " 

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