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138 THE snake's pass. " "
sermon that any and every young man ought to hear !
I thought I saw an opening here for gaining some in*
formation and jumped in.
" By Jove Tell
! you set me off wishing to marry !
me, is there any pretty girl in this neighbourhood that
"
would suit a young man like me ?
"Oho ! begor, there's girruls enough to shute any
man."
"
" Aye, Andy—but pretty girls !
"Well surr, that depinds. Now what might be yer
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'anr's idea iv a purty girrul ?
"My dear Andy, there are so many different kinds
of prettiness that it is hard to say."
"Faix, an' I'll tell ye if there's a girrul to shute in
the counthry, for bedad I think I've seen thim all.
But you must let me know what would shute ye
best?"
" How can I well tell that, Andy, when I don't know
myself? Show me the girl, and I'll very soon tell you."
" Unless I was to ax yer 'an'r questions ! " this was
said very slily.
" Go on, Andy there is nothing like the Socratic
!
method."
" Very well thin I'll ax two kinds iv things, an' yer
!
!
'an'r will tell me which ye'd like like the best
" All right, go on."
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" Long or short ?
" Tall ; not short, certainly."
"
" Fat or lane ?