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'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. 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
 of this volume had not left me, and I felt a certain hesitancy in speaking of it; but curiosity overmastered all the vague fears which had steadily accumulated since my first glimpse of the house. To my relief, the question did not seem an awkward one; for the old man answered freely and volubly. “Oh, thet Afriky book? Cap’n Ebenezer Holt traded me thet in ’sixty-eight—him as was kilt in the war.” Something about the name of Ebenezer Holt caused me to look up sharply. I had encountered it in my genealogical work, but not in any record since the Revolution. I wondered if my host could help me in the task at which I was labouring, and resolved to ask him about it later 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. S REGNUM CONGO THE EFFECT OF THIS VOLUME HAD NOT LEFT ME AND I FELT A CERTAIN HESITANCY IN SPEAKING OF IT BUT CURIOSITY OVERMASTERED ALL THE VAGUE FEARS WHICH HAD STEADILY ACCUMULATED SINCE MY FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE HOUSE TO MY RELIEF THE QUESTION DID NOT SEEM AN AWKWARD ONE FOR THE OLD MAN ANSWERED FREELY AND VOLUBLY OH THAT AFRICY BOOK CAPTAIN EBENEZER HOLT TRADED ME THAT IN SIXTY EIGHT HIM WAS AS KILT IN THE WAR SOMETHING ABOUT THE NAME OF EBENEZER HOLT CAUSED ME TO LOOK UP SHARPLY I HAD ENCOUNTERED IT IN MY GENEALOGICAL WORK BUT NOT IN ANY RECORD SINCE THE REVOLUTION I WONDERED IF MY HOST COULD HELP ME IN THE TASK AT WHICH I WAS LABORING AND 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
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