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1823
He has a keen sense of humor and is easily amused. There is something almost pathetic about the way he goes into convulsions of laughter over such very small jokes. HE HAS A KEEN SENSE OF HUMOR AND IS EASILY AMUSED THERE IS SOMETHING ALMOST PATHETIC ABOUT THE WAY HE GOES INTO CONVULSIONS OF LAUGHTER OVER SUCH VERY SMALL JOKES
r, and she talks to him and only him. Thus there is no jealousy, no quarreling. But we should prefer an occasional change ourselves. There are no married people in stage villages and no children (consequently, of course--happy village! oh, to discover it and spend a month there!). There are just the same number of men as there are women in all stage villages, and they are all about the same age and each young man loves some young woman. But they never marry. They talk a lot about it, but they never do it. The artful beggars! They see too much what it's like among the principals. The stage peasant is fond of drinking, and when he drinks he likes to let you know he is drinking. None of your quiet half-pint inside the bar for him. He likes to come out in the street and sing about it and do tricks with it, such as turning it topsy-turvy over his head. Notwithstanding all this he is moderate, mind you. You can't say he takes too much. One small jug of ale among forty is his usual allowance.  HE TALKS TO HER AND ONLY HER AND SHE TALKS TO HIM AND ONLY HIM THUS THERE IS NO JEALOUSY NO QUARRELLING BUT WE SHOULD PREFER AN OCCASIONAL CHANGE OURSELVES THERE ARE NO MARRIED PEOPLE IN STAGE VILLAGES AND NO CHILDREN CONSEQUENTLY OF COURSE HAPPY VILLAGE OH TO DISCOVER IT AND SPEND A MONTH THERE THERE ARE JUST THE SAME NUMBER OF MEN AS THERE ARE WOMEN IN ALL STAGE VILLAGES AND THEY ARE ALL ABOUT THE SAME AGE AND EACH YOUNG MAN LOVES SOME YOUNG WOMAN BUT THEY NEVER MARRY THEY TALK A LOT ABOUT IT BUT THEY NEVER DO IT THE ARTFUL BEGGARS THEY SEE TOO MUCH OF WHAT IS LIKE AMONG THE PRINCIPALS THE STAGE PEASANT IS FOND OF DRINKING AND WHEN HE DRINKS HE LIKES TO LET HIM KNOW HE IS DRINKING NONE OF YOUR QUIET HALF PINT INSIDE THE BAR FOR HIM HE LIKES TO COME OUT IN THE STREET AND SING ABOUT IT AND DO TRICKS WITH IT SUCH AS TURNING IT TOPSY TURVY OVER HIS HEAD NOTWITHSTANDING ALL THIS HE'S MODERATE MIND YOU YOU CAN'T SAY HE TAKES TOO MUCH ONE SMALL JUG OF ALE AMONG FORTY IS HIS USUAL ALLOWANCE
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