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* All this seemed very interesting to me, and I should like to have made the old man talk more.

But Dick got rather restive under so much ancient history: besides, I suspect he wanted to keep me as fresh as he could for his great-grandfather.

So he burst out laughing at last, and said: " Excuse me, neighbours, but I can't help it.

Fancy people not liking to work!

— it's too ridiculous.

Why, even you like to work, old fellow — sometimes ," said he, affectionately patting the old horse with the whip.

" What a queer disease!

it may well be called Mulleygrubs!