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Chapter 5

           I’lltakeonyourjobforabitandseetheSurveyor.”

           Hestaredatmeblankly;then,asthenotiondawnedonhisfuddledbrain,hisfacebrokeintothevacantdrunkard’ssmile.

           “You’rethebilly,”hecried.“It’llbeeasyeneuchmanaged.I’vefinishedthatbingo’stanes,soyouneednachaponymairthisforenoon.Justtakethebarry,andwheeleneuchmetalfraeyonquarrydoontheroadtomakanitherbingthemorn.Myname’sAlexanderTrummle,andI’vebeenseevenyearatthetrade,andtwentyaforethatherdin’onLeithenWater.Myfreensca’meEcky,andwhilesSpecky,forIwearglesses,beingwaiki’thesicht.JustyouspeaktheSurveyorfair,andca’himSir,andhe’llbefellpleased.I’llbebackormidday.”

           Iborrowedhisspectaclesandfilthyoldhat;strippedoffcoat,waistcoat,andcollar,andgavehimthemtocarryhome;borrowed,too,thefoulstumpofaclaypipeasanextraproperty.Heindicatedmysimpletasks,andwithoutmoreadosetoffatanamblebedwards.Bedmayhavebeenhischiefobject,butIthinktherewasalsosomethingleftinthefootofabottle.Iprayedthathemightbesafeundercoverbeforemyfriendsarrivedonthescene.

           ThenIsettoworktodressforthepart.Iopenedthecollarofmyshirtitwasavulgarblue-and-whitechecksuchasploughmenwearandrevealedaneckasbrownasanytinker’s.Irolledupmysleeves,andtherewasaforearmwhichmighthavebeenablacksmith’s,sunburntandroughwitholdscars.

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