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The Thousand and One Bottles

           "Wouldn'tletenbiteme,Iknows";"'Tasn'trighthavesuchdargs";"Whad'ebite'nfor,then?"andsoforth. 

           Mr.Hall,staringatthemfromthestepsandlistening,founditincrediblethathehadseenanythingsoveryremarkablehappenupstairs. Besides,hisvocabularywasaltogethertoolimitedtoexpresshisimpressions. 

           "Hedon'twantnohelp,hesays,"hesaidinanswertohiswife'sinquiry."We'dbetterbea-takin'ofhisluggagein." 

           "Heoughttohaveitcauterisedatonce,"saidMr.Huxter;"especiallyifit'satallinflamed." 

           "I'dshooten,that'swhatI'ddo,"saidaladyinthegroup. 

           Suddenlythedogbegangrowlingagain. 

           "Comealong,"criedanangryvoiceinthedoorway,andtherestoodthemuffledstrangerwithhiscollarturnedup,andhishat-brimbentdown. "ThesooneryougetthosethingsinthebetterI'llbepleased." Itisstatedbyananonymousbystanderthathistrousersandgloveshadbeenchanged. 

           "Wasyouhurt,sir?"saidFearenside."I'mraresorrythedarg—" 

           "Notabit,"saidthestranger."Neverbroketheskin.Hurryupwiththosethings." 

           Hethensworetohimself,soMr.Hallasserts. 

           Directlythefirstcratewas,inaccordancewithhisdirections,carriedintotheparlour,thestrangerflunghimselfuponitwithextraordinaryeagerness,andbegantounpackit,scatteringthestrawwithanutterdisregardofMrs.Hall'scarpet. 

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