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 ling is not dried up, and, for the other three, there is water in the well. Suppoe Stephen hould make a quarrel of it, and give thee a few hard blows, what is that but a paing cud; and the ky, as every body knows, will lour now and then in the happiet marriages. My heart acquits me of any fault; I have been guilty of no neglect. Harvet is coming on apace; I can then go a reaping: and in winter I will pin till the hour of midnight; a goat will be to be got ome way or other; and when I have a goat once, kids will come of themelves.’

Thee reflections revived her drooping pirits. She wiped away her tears, and on lifting up her eyes he was aware of a leaf at her feet, that glittered as bright as virgin gold. She picked it up, and behold it was heavy like gold. She aroe nimbly, hurried to her neighbour the Jewes, and with great eagernes hewed her the windfall. The Jewes declared it was