"That makes no difference," said I; and, sitting with my legs over the pit, I forthwith began to decline an Armenian noun.
"That a'n't cant," said the man, "no, nor gypsy, either.

Well, if you won't close, another will, I can't lose any more time," and forthwith he departed.
And after I had declined four Armenian nouns, of different declensions, I rose from the side of the pit, and wandered about amongst the various groups of people scattered over the green.

Presently I came to where the man of the thimbles was standing, with the table before him, and many people about him.

"Them who finds, wins, and them who can't find, loses," he cried.

Various individuals tried to find the pellet, but all were unsuccessful, till at last considerable dissatisfaction was expressed, and the terms rogue and cheat were lavished upon him.