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When he had finished, he put his hand upon his heart and smiled some more, and then tossed the liquor off at a gulp. WHEN HE HAD FINISHED HE PUT HIS HAND UPON HIS HEART AND SMILED SOME MORE AND THEN TOSSED THE LIQUOR OFF AT A GULP
 black bottle. "Ah! that's done it," thought my friend. "Now they have grasped my meaning. And they are pleased that I am pleased, and are going to insist on my drinking a final friendly bumper of wine with them, the good old souls!" They brought the bottle over, and poured out a wineglassful, and handed it to him, making signs that he should drink it off quickly. "Ah!" said my friend to himself, as he took the glass and raised it to the light, and winked at it wickedly, "this is some rare old spirit peculiar to the district--some old heirloom kept specially for the favoured guest." And he held the glass aloft and made a speech, in which he wished long life and many grand-children to the old couple, and a handsome husband to the daughter, and prosperity to the whole village. They could not understand him, he knew; but he thought there might be that in his tones and gestures from which they would gather the sense of what he was saying, and understand how kindly he felt towards them all.  A CUPBOARD AND BROUGHT OUT A SMALL BLACK BOTTLE AH THAT'S DONE IT THOUGHT MY FRIEND NOW THEY HAVE GRASPED MY MEANING AND THEY ARE PLEASED THAT I AM PLEASED AND ARE GOING TO INSIST ON MY DRINKING A FINAL FRIENDLY BUMPER OF WINE WITH THEM THE GOOD OLD SOULS THEY BROUGHT THE BOTTLE OVER AND POURED OUT A WINEGLASSFUL AND HANDED IT TO HIM MAKING SIGNS THAT HE SHOULD DRINK IT OFF QUICKLY AH SAID MY FRIEND TO HIMSELF AS HE TOOK THE GLASS AND RAISED IT TO THE LIGHT AND WINKED AT IT WICKEDLY THIS IS SOME RARE OLD SPIRIT PECULIAR TO THE DISTRICT SOME OLD HEIRLOOM KEPT SPECIALLY FOR THE FAVOURED GUEST AND HE HELD THE GLASS ALOFT AND MADE A SPEECH IN WHICH HE WISHED LONG LIFE AND MANY GRANDCHILDREN TO THE OLD COUPLE AND A HANDSOME HUSBAND TO THE DAUGHTER AND PROSPERITY TO THE WHOLE VILLAGE THEY COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HIM HE KNEW BUT HE THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE THAT IN HIS TONES AND GESTURES FROM WHICH THEY WOULD GATHER THE SENSE OF WHAT HE WAS SAYING AND UNDERSTAND HOW KINDLY HE FELT TOWARDS THEM ALL
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