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Chapter 3

           Ihalfexpectedtoseehimdropdownbeforemyfaceanddieofdeadlycold.Hiseyeslookedsoawfullyhungrytoo,thatwhenIhandedhimthefileandhelaiditdownonthegrass,itoccurredtomehewouldhavetriedtoeatit,ifhehadnotseenmybundle.HedidnotturnmeupsidedownthistimetogetatwhatIhad,butleftmerightsideupwardswhileIopenedthebundleandemptiedmypockets.

           "What’sinthebottle,boy?"saidhe.

           "Brandy,"saidI.

           Hewasalreadyhandingmincemeatdownhisthroatinthemostcuriousmannermorelikeamanwhowasputtingitawaysomewhereinaviolenthurry,thanamanwhowaseatingitbutheleftofftotakesomeoftheliquor.Heshiveredallthewhilesoviolently,thatitwasquiteasmuchashecoulddotokeeptheneckofthebottlebetweenhisteeth,withoutbitingitoff.

           "Ithinkyouhavegottheague,"saidI.

           "I’mmuchofyouropinion,boy,"saidhe.

           "It’sbadabouthere,"Itoldhim."You’vebeenlyingoutonthemeshes,andthey’redreadfulaguish.Rheumatictoo."

           "I’lleatmybreakfastaforethey’rethedeathofme,"saidhe."I’ddothat,ifIwasgoingtobestrunguptothattheregallowsasthereisoverthere,directlyafterwards.I’llbeattheshiverssofar,I’llbetyou.

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