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Chapter 6

           Whathaveyougotinthelarder?"

           "Trath!there’snogreatstock,masther.Yezhaven’tlaidinanythin’forthethreedaysyezhivbeenaftherspotty.There’sonlythecowldvenisonanthecorn-bread.IfyezlikeI’llphutthevenisoninthepat,anmakeahashavit."

           "Yes,doso.Icanwait."

           "Won’tyezwaitbettherafthertastin’adhrapavthecrayther?"

           "Trueletmehaveit."

           "Willyeztakeitnate,orwithalittlewather?Trath!itwon’tcarrymuchavthatsame."

           "Aglassofgrogdrawthewaterfreshfromthestream."

           Phelimtookholdofthesilverdrinking-cup,andwasaboutsteppingoutside,whenagrowlfromTara,accompaniedbyastart,andfollowedbyarushacrossthefloor,causedtheservitortoapproachthedoorwithacertaindegreeofcaution.

           Thebarkingofthedogsoonsubsidedintoaseriesofjoyfulwhimperings,whichtoldthathehadbeengratifiedbythesightofsomeoldacquaintance.

           "It’sowldZebStump,"saidPhelim,firstpeepingout,andthensteppingboldlyforthwiththedoubledesignofgreetingthenew-comer,andexecutingtheorderhehadreceivedfromhismaster.

           Theindividual,whohadthusfreelypresentedhimselfinfrontofthemustanger’scabin,wasasunlikeeitherofitsoccupants,asonefromtheother.

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