Lor! how, with her right hand, she fibbed me whilst she held me round the neck with her left arm; I was soon glad to beg her pardon on my knees, which she gave me in a moment when she saw me in that condition, being the most placable creature in the world, and not only her pardon, but one of the hairs which I longed for, which I put through a shilling, with which I have on evenings after fairs, like this, frequently worked what seemed to those who looked on downright witchcraft, but which is nothing more than pleasant deception.

And now, Mr.Romany Rye, to testify my regard for you, I give you the shilling and the hair.

I think you have a kind of respect for Miss Berners; but whether you have or not, keep them as long as you can, and whenever you look at them think of the finest woman in England, and of John Dale, the jockey of Horncastle.

I believe I have told you my history," said he--"no, not quite; there is one circumstance I had passed over.

I told you that I have thriven very well in business, and so I have upon the whole: at any rate, I find myself comfortably off now.