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    ^Red   it   was�察院  �said   the   butcher�察  �in   his   good´humoured�察  �husky 

treble! ̄and a Durham it was。 ̄ 



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    ^Then     you    needn¨t    tell  me   who    you   bought    it  of�察院 �said   the 

farrier�察  �looking  round   with  some   triumph�察   �I   know   who   it   is   has 

got the red Durhams o¨ this countryside。 And she¨d a white star on 

her  brow�察  �I¨ll   bet   a   penny�拭院  �The   farrier   leaned   forward   with   his 

hands on his knees as he put this question�察�and his eyes twinkled 

knowingly。 

    ^Well�察  �yes!she   might�察院  �said   the   butcher�察  �slowly�察  �considering 

that he was giving a decided affirmative。 ^I don¨t say contrairy。 ̄ 

    ^I   knew    that   very   well�察院   �said  the   farrier�察  �throwing     himself 

backward       again�察   �and   speaking     defiantly�察    �if  I  don¨t   know    Mr。 

Lammeter¨s cows�察�I should like to know who does!that¨s all� �And 

as for the cow you¨ve bought�察�bargain or no bargain�察�I¨ve been at 

the drenching of her!contradick me who will。 ̄ 

    The farrier looked fierce�察�and the mild butcher¨s conversational 

spirit was roused a little。 

    ^I¨m not for contradicking no man�察院�he said�察 �I¨m for peace and 

quietness。   Some       are   for  cutting    long   ribs!I¨m     for  cutting    ¨em 

short myself�察�but I don¨t quarrel with ¨em。 All I say is�察�it¨s a lovely 

carkiss!and   anybody   as   was   reasonable�察  �it   ¨ud   bring   tears   into 

their eyes to look at it。 ̄ 

    ^Well�察�it¨s  the   cow  as   I drenched�察  �whatever  it  is�察院�pursued   the 

farrier�察�angrily�察 �and it was Mr。 Lammeter¨s cow�察�else you told a lie 

when you said it was a red Durham。 ̄ 

    ^I tell no lies�察院�said the butcher�察�with the same mild huskiness 

as   before�察   �and   I   contradick     none!not   if     a   man   was   to   swear 

himself black�此�he¨s no meat o¨ mine�察�nor none o¨ my bargains。 All I 

say   is�察  �it¨s   a   lovely   carkiss。   And   what   I   say   I¨ll   stick   to�察  �but   I¨ll 

quarrel wi¨ no man。 ̄ 

    ^No�察院    �said   the   farrier�察  �with   bitter   sarcasm�察    �looking    at   the 



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company        generally�察    �and    p¨rhaps     you   ar¨n¨t   pig´headed�察     �and 

p¨rhaps you didn¨t say the cow was a red Durham�察�and p¨rhaps you 

didn¨t say she¨d got a star on her brow!stick to that�察�now you¨re at 

it。 ̄ 

    ^Come�察�come�察院�said the landlord�察 �let the cow alone。 The truth 

lies atween you�此�you¨re both right and both wrong�察�as I allays say。 

And as for the cow¨s being Mr。 Lammeter¨s�察�I say nothing to that�察�

but this I say�察�as the Rainbow¨s the Rainbow。 And for the matter o¨ 

that�察�if the talk is to be o¨ the Lammeters�察�you know the most upo¨ 

that    head�察   �eh�察  �Mr。    Macey�拭     �You    remember        when     first  Mr。 

Lammeter¨s father come into these parts�察�and took the Warrens�拭院�

    Mr。 Macey�察�tailor and parish´clerk�察�the latter of which functions 

rheumatism had of late obliged him to share with a small´featured 

young man who sat opposite him�察�held his white head on one side�察�

and     twirled    his  thumbs      with   an   air  of   complacency�察      �slightly 

seasoned      with   criticism。    He   smiled    pityingly�察  �in  answer     to  the 

landlord¨s   appeal�察  �and   said!^Ay�察  �ay�察  �I   know�察  �I   know�察  �but   I   let 

other folks talk。 I¨ve laid by now�察�and gev up to the young uns。 Ask 

them as have been to school at Tarley�此�they¨ve learnt pernouncing�察�

that¨s come up since my day。 ̄ 

    ^If   you¨re   pointing   at   me�察  �Mr。   Macey�察院  �said   the   deputy´clerk�察�

with an air of anxious propriety�察 �I¨m nowise a man to speak out of 

my place。 As the psalm says! 

    `I  know    what¨s    right�察  �nor  only    so�察 �But   also  practise    what    I 

know。¨ ^ 

    ^Well�察�then�察�I wish you¨d keep hold o¨ the tune�察�when it¨s set for 

you�察  �if   you¨re   for   practising�察  �I   wish   you¨d   practise   that�察院  �said   a 

large�察    �jocose´looking      man�察    �an   excellent     wheelwright       in   his 

weekday capacity�察�but on Sundays leader of the choir。 He winked�察�



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as he spoke�察�at two of the company�察�who were known officially as 

the ^bassoon ̄ and the ^keybugle�察院�in the   confidence   that  he   was 

expressing the sense of the musical profession in Raveloe。 

    Mr。    Tookey�察    �the   deputy´clerk�察    �who     shared    the   unpopularity 

common   to   deputies�察  �turned   very   red�察  �but   replied�察  �with   careful 

moderation�此 �Mr。 Winthrop�察�if you¨ll bring me any proof as I¨m in 

the wrong�察�I¨m not the man to say I won¨t alter。 But there¨s people 

set up their own ears for a standard�察�and expect the whole choir to 

follow ¨em。 There may be two opinions�察�I hope。 ̄ 

    ^Ay�察�ay�察院�said Mr。 Macey�察�who felt very well satisfied with this 

attack     on   youthful     presumption�察       �you¨re     right   there�察   �Tookey�此�

there¨s     allays   two    ¨pinions�察   �there¨s   the   ¨pinion    a   man    has   of 

himsen�察�and there¨s the ¨pinion   other  folks   have  on   him。   There¨d 

be two ¨pinions about a cracked bell�察�if the bell could hear itself。 ̄ 

    ^Well�察    �Mr。   Macey�察院     �said   poor    Tookey�察     �serious    amidst     the 

general     laughter�察     �I  undertook      to  partially   fill  up  the   office  of 

parish´clerk       by    Mr。    Crackenthorp¨s         desire�察    �whenever       your 

infirmities   should   make   you   unfitting�察  �and   its   one   of   the   rights 

thereof   to   sing   in   the   choir!else   why   have   you   done   the   same 

yourself�拭院�

    ^Ah�   �but   the   old   gentleman   and   you   are   two   folks�察院  �said   Ben 

Winthrop。 ^The old gentleman¨s got a gift。 Why�察�the Squire used to 

invite him to take a glass�察�only to hear him sing the `Red Rovier¨�察�

didn¨t he�察�Mr。 Macey�拭�It¨s a nat¨ral gift。 There¨s my little lad Aaron�察�

he¨s got a gift!he can sing a tune off straight�察�like a throstle。 But 

as for you�察�Master Tookey�察�you¨d better stick to your `Amens¨�此�your 

voice   is   well   enough  when   you  keep   it  up in   your  nose。  It¨s   your 

inside   as   isn¨t   right   made   for   music�此  �it¨s   no   better   nor   a   hollow 

stalk。 ̄ 



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    This kind of unflinching frankness was the most piquant  form 

of joke to the company at the Rainbow�察�and Ben Winthrop¨s insult 

was felt by everybody to have capped Mr。 Macey¨s epigram。 

    ^I see what it is plain enough�察院�said Mr。 Tookey�察�unable to keep 

cool any longer。 ^There¨s a consperacy to turn me out o¨ the choir�察�

as I shouldn¨t share the Christmas money!that¨s where it is。 But I 

shall speak to Mr。 Crackenthorp�察�I¨ll not be put upon by no man。 ̄ 

    ^Nay�察  �nay�察  �Tookey�察院  �said   Ben   Winthrop。   ^We¨ll   pay   you   your 

share to keep out of it!that¨s what  we¨ll   do。   There¨s   things   folks 

¨ud pay to be rid on�察�besides varmin。 ̄ 

    ^Come�察  �come�察院  �said   the   landlord�察  �who   felt   that   paying   people 

for their absence was a principle dangerous to society�察 �a joke¨s a 

joke。 We¨re all good friends here�察�I hope。 We must give and take。 

You¨re both right and you¨re both wrong�察�as I say。 I agree wi¨ Mr。 

Macey   here�察  �as   there¨s   two   opinions�察  �and   if     mine    was   asked�察   �I 

should say they¨re both right。 Tookey¨s right and Winthrop¨s right�察�

and they¨ve only  got  to  split  the   difference   and  make   themselves 

even。 ̄ 

    The     farrier   was    puffing    his   pipe   rather    fiercely�察   �in  some 

contempt       at  this   trivial  discussion。     He   had    no   ear   for  music 

himself�察    �and    never    went    to  church�察    �as   being   of   the   medical 

profession�察�and likely to be in requisition for delicate cows。 But the 

butcher�察    �having   music   in   his    soul�察 �had    listened   with   a  divided 

desire for Tookey¨s defeat and for the preservation of the peace。 

    ^To  be   sure�察院  �he   said�察  �following   up   the   landlord¨s   conciliatory 

view�察 �we¨re fond of our old clerk�察�it¨s nat¨ral�察�and him used to be 

such a singer�察�and got a brother as is known for the first fiddler in 

this   countryside。   Eh�察  �it¨s   a   pity   but   what   Solomon   lived   in   our 

village�察�and could give us a tune when we liked�察�eh�察�Mr。 Macey�拭�I¨d 



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keep him in liver and lights for nothing!that I would。 ̄ 

    ^Ay�察  �ay�察院  �said   Mr。   Macey�察  �in   the   height   of   complacency�察   �our 

family¨s been known   for  musicianers as   far  back as anybody  can 

tell。 But them things are dying out�察�as I tell Solomon every time he 

comes   round�察  �there¨s   no   voices   like   what   there   used   to   be�察  �and 

there¨s   nobody   remembers   what   we   remember�察  �if   it   isn¨t   the   old 

crows。 ̄ 

    ^Ay�察�you remember when first Mr。 Lammeter¨s father come into 

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