Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 410
think of that? I think—I think you re a rascal! the miser sputtered out;And you ve cheated your poor old master—oh, yes, beyond a doubt!But come, now,—and he changed his toneto wheedle the foolish lad,— A joke s a joke, good Nicholas; but younever could be so badAs to rob your aged master in this… … run after silly nick! There was not a word, old master, of lend-ing or borrowing. But alack! if you want to take it back, youare welcome to the thing. 926 WHY THE SEA IS SALT. [Sept. He tossed it over into his hands, and the miser grinned for joy ;He said he had always thought the world of his…
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