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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 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
ey regarded him, with troubled looks, and then gathered together among themselves and consulted in whispers. "I evidently have not made myself sufficiently clear to these simple peasants," said my friend to himself. "I must put more vigour into this show." Accordingly he rubbed and patted that part of himself to which I have previously alluded--and which, being a modest and properly brought-up young man, nothing on earth shall induce me to mention more explicitly--with greater energy than ever, and added another inch or two of smile; and he also made various graceful movements indicative, as he thought, of friendly feeling and contentment. At length a ray of intelligence burst upon the faces of his hosts, and they rushed to 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!  ASTONISHED AT HIS BEHAVIOUR THEY REGARDED HIM WITH TROUBLED LOOKS AND THEN GATHERED TOGETHER AMONG THEMSELVES AND CONSULTED IN WHISPERS I EVIDENTLY HAVE NOT MADE MYSELF SUFFICIENTLY CLEAR TO THESE SIMPLE PEASANTS SAID MY FRIEND TO HIMSELF I MUST PUT MORE VIGOUR INTO THIS SHOW ACCORDINGLY HE RUBBED AND PATTED THAT PART OF HIMSELF TO WHICH I HAVE PREVIOUSLY ALLUDED AND WHICH BEING A MODEST AND PROPERLY BROUGHT UP YOUNG MAN NOTHING ON EARTH SHALL INDUCE ME TO MENTION MORE EXPLICITLY WITH GREATER ENERGY THAN EVER AND ADDED ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF SMILE AND HE ALSO MADE VARIOUS GRACEFUL MOVEMENTS INDICATIVE AS HE THOUGHT OF FRIENDLY FEELING AND CONTENTMENT AT LENGTH A RAY OF INTELLIGENCE BURST UPON THE FACES OF HIS HOSTS AND THEY RUSHED TO 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
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