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The Man of the Island

           "Maroonedthreeyearsagone,"hecontinued,"andlivedongoatssincethen,andberries,andoysters.Whereveramanis,saysI,amancandoforhimself.But,mate,myheartissoreforChristiandiet.Youmightn’thappentohaveapieceofcheeseaboutyou,now?No?Well,many’sthelongnightI’vedreamedofcheesetoasted,mostlyandwokeupagain,andhereIwere."

           "IfeverIcangetaboardagain,"saidI,"youshallhavecheesebythestone."

           Allthistimehehadbeenfeelingthestuffofmyjacket,smoothingmyhands,lookingatmyboots,andgenerally,intheintervalsofhisspeech,showingachildishpleasureinthepresenceofafellowcreature.Butatmylastwordsheperkedupintoakindofstartledslyness.

           "Ifeveryoucangetaboardagain,saysyou?"herepeated."Why,now,who’stohinderyou?"

           "Notyou,Iknow,"wasmyreply.

           "Andrightyouwas,"hecried."Nowyouwhatdoyoucallyourself,mate?"

           "Jim,"Itoldhim.

           "Jim,Jim,"sayshe,quitepleasedapparently."Well,now,Jim,I’velivedthatroughasyou’dbeashamedtohearof.Now,forinstance,youwouldn’tthinkIhadhadapiousmothertolookatme?"heasked.

           "Why,no,notinparticular,"Ianswered.

           "Ah,well,"saidhe,"butIhadremarkablepious.AndIwasacivil,piousboy,andcouldrattleoffmycatechismthatfast,asyoucouldn’ttellonewordfromanother.Andhere’swhatitcometo,Jim,anditbegunwithchuck-farthenontheblessedgrave-stones!

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