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tractability anti good-nature, joined to its matchless beauty,
gained its master’s love, he thought himself doubly recompensed
for all his former losses. One day, his dear He&uftdelle (for
so he called that admirable creature) was officiating the charge
he had of his own accord taken, being- gone for wood, as he

was wont to do when wanted* he found in his way a wild pome­
granate, the extraordinary size and weight of which caused it
to fall off the tree. He took it home* and then returned for
his faggot; in which time Qiiarll, wishing the goodness yf the
inside, might am w it its outward beauty, cut it open, and
finding it of a dull lusdousness* too flat for eating, imagined it
might be eaten with things of an acid and sharp taste. Having
boiled some water in a vessel* with a sort of herb of the nature
of cresses, and some of the pomegranate, he let them infuse
some time, now and then stirring i t ; but one very hot day*
happening to lay the vessel in the sun, made it turn sour*
Having now vinegar, lie began to make pickles. The wild