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day's work, put up his cask in the carthouse, and seek a substitute for a month.
" Beshidesh," he said, " it'sh not worth
while to commensh on an odd half day."
They convinced him that the matter was
urgent, and he arranged his affairs accordingly. One of his friends was notified,
and agreed to take his place for the
month.
"You'll fetch me my bread ebery
day?" said Romagne.
They told him that this precaution was
unnecessary, and that he could take his
meals in the house.
"That dependsh on what it coshts."
( M. 1'Ambert will feed you gratis."
"Gratish? you mean you'll throow it
in? Here'sh my shkin; cut away."
He endured the operation like a hero,
without wincing.
"It ish a pleashure," he said. "They
told me of an Oubergnat, down my way,