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XXIII. Eventide—A Second Declaration

           

           Poorgrass,thusassured,trilledforthaflickeringyetcommendablepieceofsentiment,thetuneofwhichconsistedofthekey-noteandanother,thelatterbeingthesoundchieflydweltupon.Thiswassosuccessfulthatherashlyplungedintoasecondinthesamebreath,afterafewfalsestarts:

           Isow′-edth′-e

           Isow′-ed

           Isow′-edth′-eseeds′of′love′,

           I-itwas′all′i′-inthe′-espring′,

           I-inA′-pril′,Ma′-ay,a′-ndsun′-ny′June′,

           Whensma′-allbi′-irdsthey′do′sing.

           "Wellputoutofhand,"saidCoggan,attheendoftheverse."’Theydosing’wasaverytakingparagraph."

           "Ay;andtherewasaprettyplaceat’seedsoflove.’and’twaswellheavedout.Though’love’isanastyhighcornerwhenaman’svoiceisgettingcrazed.Nextverse,MasterPoorgrass."

           ButduringthisrenderingyoungBobCogganexhibitedoneofthoseanomalieswhichwillafflictlittlepeoplewhenotherpersonsareparticularlyserious:intryingtocheckhislaughter,hepusheddownhisthroatasmuchofthetableclothashecouldgetholdof,when,aftercontinuinghermeticallysealedforashorttime,hismirthburstoutthroughhisnose.Josephperceivedit,andwithhecticcheeksofindignationinstantlyceasedsinging.CogganboxedBob’searsimmediately.

           "Goon,Josephgoon,andnevermindtheyoungscamp,"saidCoggan."’Tisaverycatchingballet.

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