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           Ihavefeltthatmyselfwhenlisteningtomyyoungfriend. Theyappeartobeatryinginstrumenttoperformupon. Youhavetogetenoughbreathforthewholetunebeforeyoustart—atleast,soIgatheredfromwatchingJefferson. 

           Hewouldbeginmagnificentlywithawild,full,come-to-the-battlesortofanote,thatquiterousedyou. Buthewouldgetmoreandmorepianoashewenton,andthelastversegenerallycollapsedinthemiddlewithasplutterandahiss. 

           Youwanttobeingoodhealthtoplaythebagpipes. 

           YoungJeffersononlylearnttoplayonetuneonthosebagpipes;butIneverheardanycomplaintsabouttheinsufficiencyofhisrepertoire—nonewhatever. Thistunewas"TheCampbellsareComing,Hooray—Hooray!"sohesaid,thoughhisfatheralwaysheldthatitwas"TheBlueBellsofScotland." Nobodyseemedquitesurewhatitwasexactly,buttheyallagreedthatitsoundedScotch. 

           Strangerswereallowedthreeguesses,andmostofthemguessedadifferenttuneeachtime. 

           Harriswasdisagreeableaftersupper,—Ithinkitmusthavebeenthestewthathadupsethim:heisnotusedtohighliving,—soGeorgeandIlefthimintheboat,andsettledtogoforamouchroundHenley. Hesaidheshouldhaveaglassofwhiskyandapipe,andfixthingsupforthenight. Weweretoshoutwhenwereturned,andhewouldrowoverfromtheislandandfetchus. 

           "Don’tgotosleep,oldman,"wesaidaswestarted.