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           "Verysorry,sir,"againrepeatedthelandlord:"butwereallyhaven’tgotabedvacantinthewholehouse. Infact,weareputtingtwo,andeventhreegentlemeninonebed,asitis." 

           Thisstaggeredusforabit. 

           ButHarris,whoisanoldtraveller,rosetotheoccasion,and,laughingcheerily,said: 

           "Oh,well,wecan’thelpit.Wemustroughit.Youmustgiveusashake-downinthebilliard-room." 

           "Verysorry,sir. Threegentlemensleepingonthebilliard-tablealready,andtwointhecoffee-room. Can’tpossiblytakeyouinto-night." 

           Wepickedupourthings,andwentovertotheManorHouse. Itwasaprettylittleplace. IsaidIthoughtIshouldlikeitbetterthantheotherhouse;andHarrissaid, "Oh,yes,"itwouldbeallright,andweneedn’tlookatthemanwiththeredhair;besides,thepoorfellowcouldn’thelphavingredhair. 

           Harrisspokequitekindlyandsensiblyaboutit. 

           ThepeopleattheManorHousedidnotwaittohearustalk.Thelandladymetusonthedoorstepwiththegreetingthatwewerethefourteenthpartyshehadturnedawaywithinthelasthourandahalf. Asforourmeeksuggestionsofstables,billiard-room,orcoal-cellars,shelaughedthemalltoscorn: allthesenookshadbeensnatcheduplongago.