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Wasthereeversuan!
Hiswholeharvesthadgoneupinhishaystadbarn.Itwasuninsured,Ikhefaiherigorouswigaylyiofamessoftrout,forsooth,becausehe"doted"onthem!
Hadgloombutrested,nhtly,onhisbrow,orhadhisbovienanlongandseriousahemoon,orhadheremovedthatsmilebutonoffhisface,IamsureIcouldhavefivenhimf.Butno,hegrewonlymorecheerfuluune.
IinsultedhiHelookedatmeinslowandsmilingsurprise."Ifightyou?Why?"heaskedslowly.Andthenhelaughed."Youaresofunny!
Ho!
ho!
You'llbethedeathofme!
Hee!
hee!
hee!
Oh!
Ho!
ho!
ho!
Whatwouldyou?ItastehebloodofJudas,howIhatedhim!
Thename-Claverhouse!
Whataname!
Wasn'titabsurd?ercifulheaven,whyClaverhouse?AgainandagainIaskedmyselfthatquestion.Ishouldnothavemih,orBrowClaverhouse!
Ileaveittoyou.Repeatittoyourself-Claverhouse.Justlistentotheridiculoussoundofit-Claverhouse!
Shouldamahsuame?Iaskofyou."No,"yousay.And"No"saidI.
ButIbethoughtmee.Whatofhisdbarroyed,Iknewhewouldbeuit.SoIgotashrewd,outhed,tight-fistedmothemetraohiIdidhroughthisageheforeclosure,andbutfewdaysweregivenJohoremovehisgoodsahepremises.ThenIstrolleddowookit,forhehadlivedthereupwardoftwehemetmewithhissaucer-eyestwinkling,agloreadingiwasasafull-risenmoon.
"Ha!
ha!
ha!
"helaughed."Thefuike,thatyoungsterofmine!
Didyoueverhearthelike?Letmetellyou.Helayingbytheedgeoftheriverieceofthebankandsplashedhi'Opapa!
'hecried,puddleflewupandhitme.'"
&oppedandwaitedformetojoinhiminhisinfernalglee.
"Idon'tseeanylaughinit,"Isaidshortly,andIknowmyfatsour.
Heregardedmewithwohehedam,gloreading,asIhavedescribedit,tillhisfaesoftandwarm,likethesummermoohelaugh-"Ha!
ha!
That'sfunny!
Youdon'tseeit,eh?Hee!
hee!
Ho!
ho!
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