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 a straunger in these parts, till I was married; my feather-in-law, who has lived in them, mon and boy, better than ninety and odd years,—for, tho a be still as fresh as a rose, a be a'most a hondred; he do tell me that a would carry his gold watch, if a had one, in his open hand, from top to bottom of our nine walks, in the pitch of the night; and a should aunswer to come to no harm; for a had never heard of a traveller as had had so much as a hair of his head hurt in the New Forest."

"What is it you tell me, my good dame?" cried Juliet amazed: "What are these alarming scenes that I have witnessed? And why are your apprehensions for your husband so direful?"

"The La be good unto me!" exclaimed the dame: "why sure and sure you do no' go to think the poor mon be a murderer?"

"I am disposed to think whatever you will bid me," replied Juliet, "for I see in you such perfect truth and