I wasn't taking any chances of that kind." "My dear boy," said I, subridently, "you seem to be very wise." And he did.

So far as I knew anything about humans, male and female, his proposition was incontrovertible.

"But where did you gather your wisdom ?" "I suppose," he replied seriously, "that my mind is not entirely unaffected by a very expensive education." I looked at the extraordinary figure in sheepskin, bundles and mud, and laughed out loud.

The hands of Esau and the voice of Jacob.

The garb of Thomas Atkins and the voice of Balliol.