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began to suspect the real truth ; which he was con- 
firmed in when he saw him wait with great de- 
liberation till the visitors were all gone, and then 
pull the bell. The matter was related to the com- 
munity ; and, to reward him for his ingenuity, he 
was permitted to ring every day for his dinner ; 
when a mess of broken victuals was purposely 
served out to him. 
