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III. The Custom of the Country

           

           “Itakethingscareless;Ido—toocarelesstopleasethewomen!Klk!I’llsingthe’JovialCrew,’oranyothersong,whenaweakoldmanwouldcryhiseyesout.Jownit;Iamupforanything.

           “Theking’look’do’-verhisleft’shoul-der’,

           Andagrim’looklook’-edhee’,

           EarlMar’-shal,hesaid’,butfor’myoath’

           Orhang’-edthou’shouldstbee’.”

           “Well,that’swhatwe’lldo,”saidFairway.“We’llgive’emasong,an’itpleasetheLord.What’sthegoodofThomasin’scousinClyma-cominghomeafterthedeed’sdone?Heshouldhavecomeafore,ifsobehewantedtostopit,andmarryherhimself.”

           “Perhapshe’scomingtobidewithhismotheralittletime,asshemustfeellonelynowthemaid’sgone.”

           “Now,’tisveryodd,butIneverfeellonely—no,notatall,”saidGrandferCantle.“Iamasbraveinthenighttimeasa’admiral!”

           Thebonfirewasbythistimebeginningtosinklow,forthefuelhadnotbeenofthatsubstantialsortwhichcansupportablazelong.Mostoftheotherfireswithinthewidehorizonwerealsodwindlingweak.Attentiveobservationoftheirbrightness,colour,andlengthofexistencewouldhaverevealedthequalityofthematerialburnt,andthroughthat,tosomeextentthenaturalproduceofthedistrictinwhicheachbonfirewassituate.

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