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Lavengro

CHAPTER XXXI
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I shall be glad to see you; you are one of the right sort, for if you had been a common one, you would have run away with the thing; but you scorn such behaviour, and, as you are so flash of your money, though you say you are poor, you may give me a tanner to buy a little baccy with; I love baccy, dear, more by token that it comes from the plantations to which the blessed woman was sent." "What's a tanner ?" said I.
"Lor'! don't you know, dear?
Why, a tanner is sixpence; and, as you were talking just now about crowns, it will be as well to tell you that those of our trade never calls them crowns, but bulls; but I am talking nonsense, just as if you did not know all that already, as well as myself; you are only shamming--I'm no trap, dear, nor more was the blessed woman in the book.

Thank you, dear--thank you for the tanner; if I don't spend it, I'll keep it in remembrance of your sweet face.

What, you are going ?--well, first let me whisper a word to you.

If you have any clies to sell at any time, I'll buy them of you; all safe with me; I never 'peach, and scorns a trap; so now, dear, God bless you! and give you good luck.

Thank you for your pleasant company, and thank you for the tanner.".


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