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 15           night sets himself next his master, and as they were all about to fall on, Tom put his spoon into the heart of the dish, where the crowdy was hottest, and claps a spoonful into his master's mouth. A pox on you for a rogue, cried his master, for my mouth is all burnt. A pox on you for a master, says Tom, for you keep a house as dark as Purgatory, for as I was going to my own mouth with the soup, and miss'd           the way, it being so dark, don't think master that I am such a big fool as to           feed you, while I have a mouth of my own. So from that night that Tom burnt his master's mouth with the hot crowdy, they always got a candle to shew them light at supper, for his master would feed no           more in the dark while Tom was present. There was a servant girl in the house, who always when she made the beds, ne- glected to make Tom's, and would have him to do it himself. Well then, says Tom, I have harder work to do; and I           shall do that too. So next day when Tom was at the plow, he saw his master com- ing from the house towards him, he left the horses and the plow standing in the field, and goes away towards his master. Who cried, what is wrong? or is there any thing broke with you? No, no says Tom, but I am going home to make my