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abaout Texas and Painted Rock; and I mentioned most of you by name, especially you, Mr. Pillsbury, and you, Mr. Gedge, and you Mr. Gillett, and told 'em your deeds and exploits, which caused great wonder and excitement, and more chaps came araound, till the room wuz nigh as full as this. And they seemed caunsiderable pleased with me, boys, though I say it, and several of 'em asked me to come and see 'em. But when I'd accepted some two score invitations to caystles, Cheviot let on that I was comin' no'th with him, and I said they would excuse me, and they laffed some, but said I was to please myself and Cheviot. And Cheviot previous had related all that occurred in Jackville Street, and how he came to own that black eye. And they fair made me blush with what they said. I cayn't relate it all. And about two o'clock me and Cheviot retired to our shack in Moon Street, and I slept some and no fatal error.
"Next day, boys, Cheviot's man took me araound to the Tower, and to some big churches; but the Tower fetched me most, for it was full of ancient weepons and steel fixin's to wear
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