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His proximity was becoming rather obnoxious, yet I saw no way to escape without offending him. I was amused at the childish fondness of this ignorant old man for the pictures in a book he could not read, and wondered how much better he could read the few books in English which adorned the room. HIS PROXIMITY WAS BECOMING RATHER OBNOXIOUS YET I SAW NO WAY TO ESCAPE WITHOUT OFFENDING HIM I WAS AMUSED AT THE CHILDISH FONDNESS OF THIS IGNORANT OLD MAN FOR THE PICTURES IN A BOOK HE COULD NOT READ AND WONDERED HOW MUCH BETTER HE COULD READ THE FEW BOOKS IN ENGLISH WHICH ADORNED ROOM
ater on. He continued. “Ebenezer was on a Salem merchantman for years, an’ picked up a sight o’ queer stuff in every port. He got this in London, I guess—he uster like ter buy things at the shops. I was up ta his haouse onct, on the hill, tradin’ hosses, when I see this book. I relished the picters, so he give it in on a swap. ’Tis a queer book—here, leave me git on my spectacles—” The old man fumbled among his rags, producing a pair of dirty and amazingly antique glasses with small octagonal lenses and steel bows. Donning these, he reached for the volume on the table and turned the pages lovingly. “Ebenezer cud read a leetle o’ this—’tis Latin—but I can’t. I hed two er three schoolmasters read me a bit, and Passon Clark, him they say got draownded in the pond—kin yew make anything outen it?” I told him that I could, and translated for his benefit a paragraph near the beginning. If I erred, he was not scholar enough to correct me; for he seemed childishly pleased at my English version.  RESOLVED TO ASK HIM ABOUT IT LATER ON HE CONTINUED EBENEZER WAS ON A SALEM MERCHANTMAN FOR YEARS AND PICKED UP A SIGHT OF QUEER STUFF IN EVERY PORT HE GOT THIS IN LONDON I GUESS HE USED TO LIKE TER BUY THINGS AT THE SHOPS I WAS UP TO HIS HOUSE ONCE ON THE HILL TRADING HOSSES WHEN I SEE THIS BOOK I RELISHED THE PICTURES SO HE GAVE IT IN ON A SWAMP TIS A QUEER BOOK HERE LEAVE ME GET ON MY SPECTACLES THE OLD MAN FUMBLED AROUND HIS RAGS PRODUCING A PAIR OF DIRTY AND AMAZINGLY ANTIQUE GLASSES WITH SMALL OCTAGONAL LENSES AND STEEL BOWS DONNING THESE HE REACHED FOR THE VOLUME ON THE TABLE AND TURNED THE PAGES LOVINGLY EBENEZER COULD READ A LITTLE OF THIS TIS LATIN BUT I CAN I HAD TWO OR THREE SCHOOLMASTERS READ ME A BIT AND PASSING CLARK HIM THEY SAY GOT DROWNED IN THE POND CAN YOU MAKE ANYTHING OUT IN IT I TOLD HIM THAT I COULD AND TRANSLATED FOR HIS BENEFIT A PARAGRAPH NEAR THE BEGINNING IF I ERRED HE WAS NOTCHOLAR ENOUGH TO CORRECT ME FOR HE SEEMED CHILDISHLY PLEASED AT MY ENGLISH VERSION
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