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    ^Did   you   speak   to   me�察  �my   dear�拭院  �said   the   authentic   doctor�察�

coming   quickly   to   his   wife¨s   side�察  �but�察  �as   if   foreseeing   that   she 

would be too much out of breath to repeat her remark�察�he went on 

immediately�察 �Ha�察�Miss Priscilla�察�the sight of you revives the taste 

of   that   super´excellent   pork´pie。   I   hope   the   batch   isn¨t   near   an 

end。 ̄ 

    ^Yes�察�indeed�察�it is�察�doctor�察院�said Priscilla�察 �but I¨ll answer for it 

the   next   shall   be   as   good。   My   pork´pies   don¨t   turn   out   well   by 

chance。 ̄ 

    ^Not as your doctoring does�察�eh�察�Kimble�拭�because folks forget 

to   take   your   physic�察  �eh�拭院  �said   the   Squire�察  �who   regarded   physic 

and doctors as many loyal churchmen regard the Church and the 

clergy!tasting   a   joke   against   them   when   he   was   in   health�察  �but 



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impatiently eager for their aid when anything was the matter with 

him。    He   tapped     his  box�察  �and   looked    round    with   a  triumphant 

laugh。 

    ^Ah�察   �she   has  a   quick   wit�察  �my   friend  Priscilla   has�察院  �said   the 

doctor�察  �choosing   to   attribute   the   epigram   to   a   lady   rather   than 

allow a brother´in´law that advantage over him。 ^She saves a little 

pepper to sprinkle over her talk!that¨s the reason why she never 

puts too much into her pies。 There¨s my wife�察�now�察�she never has 

an   answer   at   her   tongue¨s   end�察  �but   if   I   offend   her�察  �she¨s   sure   to 

scarify my throat with black pepper the next day�察�or else give me 

the colic with watery greens。 That¨s an awful tit´for´tat。 ̄ Here the 

vivacious doctor made a pathetic grimace。 

    ^Did you ever hear the like�拭院�said Mrs。 Kimble�察�laughing above 

her     double     chin    with     much     good´humour�察        �aside    to   Mrs。 

Crackenthorp�察�who blinked and nodded�察�and amiably intended to 

smile�察�but the intention lost itself in small twitchings and noises。 

    ^I   suppose      that¨s   the   sort   of   tit´for´tat   adopted     in   your 

profession�察�Kimble�察�if you¨ve a grudge against a patient�察院�said the 

Rector。 

    ^Never      do   have    a  grudge     against    our   patients�察院   �said   Mr。 

Kimble�察 �except when they leave us�察�and then�察�you see�察�we haven¨t 

the chance of prescribing for ¨em。 Ha�察�Miss Nancy�察院�he continued�察�

suddenly       skipping     to  Nancy¨s      side�察   �you    won¨t    forget    your 

promise�拭�You¨re to save a dance for me�察�you know。 ̄ 

    ^Come�察     �come�察   �Kimble�察    �don¨t   you    be   too  for¨ard�察院   �said   the 

Squire。   ^Give   the   young  uns  fair´play。   There¨s   my   son   Godfrey¨ll 

be   wanting   to   have   a   round   with   you   if   you   run   off   with   Miss 

Nancy。 He¨s bespoke her for the first dance�察�I¨ll be bound。 Eh�察�sir� �

what do you say�拭院�he continued�察�throwing himself backward�察�and 



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looking   at   Godfrey。   ^Haven¨t   you   asked   Miss   Nancy   to   open   the 

dance with you�拭院�

    Godfrey�察�sorely uncomfortable under this significant insistence 

about Nancy�察�and afraid to think where it would end by the time 

his father had set his usual hospitable example of drinking before 

and   after   supper�察  �saw  no   course   open   but   to   turn   to   Nancy   and 

say�察  �with   as   little   awkwardness   as   possible!^No�察  �I¨ve   not   asked 

her   yet�察  �but   I   hope   she¨ll   consent!if  somebody   else   hasn¨t   been 

before me。 ̄ 

    ^No�察   �I¨ve  not   engaged     myself�察院   �said  Nancy�察    �quietly�察  �though 

blushingly。 ��If Mr。 Godfrey founded any hopes on her consenting 

to dance with him�察�he would soon be undeceived�察�but there was no 

need for her to be   uncivil。��  ^Then   I   hope  you¨ve  no  objections   to 

dancing with me�察院�said Godfrey�察�beginning to  lose   the   sense   that 

there was anything uncomfortable in this arrangement。 

    ^No�察�no objections�察院�said Nancy�察�in a cold tone。 

    ^Ah�察  �well�察  �you¨re   a   lucky   fellow�察  �Godfrey�察院  �said   uncle   Kimble�察�

^but you¨re my godson�察�so I won¨t stand in your way。 Else I¨m not 

so very old�察�eh�察�my dear�拭院�he went on�察�skipping to his wife¨s side 

again。   ^You   wouldn¨t   mind   my   having   a   second   after   you   were 

gone!not if I cried a good deal first�拭院�

    ^Come�察�come�察�take a cup o¨ tea and stop your tongue�察�do�察院�said 

good´humoured          Mrs。   Kimble�察   �feeling   some   pride   in   a  husband 

who must be regarded as so clever and amusing by the company 

generally。 If he had only not been irritable at cards� �

   While safe�察�well´tested personalities were enlivening the tea in 

this way�察�the sound of the fiddle approaching within a distance at 

which it could be heard distinctly�察�made the young people look at 

each other with sympathetic impatience for the end of the meal。 



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    ^Why�察    �there¨s   Solomon      in  the   hall�察院 �said   the   Squire�察    �and 

playing       my     fav¨rite    tune�察   �I   believe!¨The         flaxen´headed 

ploughboy¨!he¨s   for   giving   us   a   hint   as   we   aren¨t   enough   in   a 

hurry to hear him play。 Bob�察院�he called out to his third long´legged 

son�察�who was at the other end of the room�察 �open the door�察�and tell 

Solomon to come in。 He shall give us a tune here。 ̄ 

    Bob obeyed�察�and Solomon walked in�察�fiddling as he walked�察�for 

he would on no account break off in the middle of a tune。 

    ^Here�察�Solomon�察院�said the Squire�察�with loud patronage。 ^Round 

here�察�my man。 Ah�察�I knew  it  was  `The   flaxen´headed   ploughboy¨�此�

there¨s no finer tune。 ̄ 

    Solomon Macey�察�a small hale old man�察�with an abundant crop of 

long white hair reaching nearly to his shoulders�察�advanced to the 

indicated spot�察�bowing reverently while he fiddled�察�as much as to 

say    that   he  respected     the   company      though     he   respected     the 

keynote more。 As soon as he  had   repeated   the  tune and   lowered 

his fiddle�察�he bowed again to the Squire and the Rector�察�and said�察�

^I   hope  I   see  your  honour  and   your  reverence  well�察  �and   wishing 

you health and long life and a happy New Year。 And wishing the 

same to you�察�Mr。 Lammeter�察�sir�察�and to the other gentlemen�察�and 

the madams�察�and the young lasses。 ̄ 

   As Solomon uttered   the   last  words�察 �he   bowed in all   directions 

solicitously�察    �lest  he   should     be   wanting     in  due    respect。    But 

thereupon he immediately began to prelude�察�and fell into the tune 

which   he   knew   would   be   taken   as   a   special   compliment   by   Mr。 

Lammeter。 

    ^Thank ye�察�Solomon�察�thank   ye�察院�said   Mr。   Lammeter  when   the 

fiddle paused again。 ^That¨s `Over the hills and far away¨�察�that is。 

My  father  used   to  say  to  me�察  �whenever   we   heard   that   tune�察   �Ah�察�



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lad�察�I come from over the hills and far away¨。 There¨s a many tunes 

I   don¨t   make    head    or   tail  of�察 �but  that   speaks    to  me   like   the 

blackbird¨s whistle。 I   suppose   it¨s   the   name�此  �there¨s a   deal in   the 

name of a tune。 ̄ 

    But    Solomon      was    already    impatient     to  prelude     again�察  �and 

presently broke with much  spirit  into  `Sir Roger  de   Coverley¨�察  �at 

which   there   was   a   sound     of   chairs  pushed   back�察    �and   laughing 

voices。 

    ^Ay�察�ay�察�Solomon�察�we know what that means�察院�said the Squire�察�

rising。 ^It¨s time to begin the dance�察�eh�拭�Lead the way�察�then�察�and 

we¨ll all follow you。 ̄ 

    So   Solomon�察  �holding   his   white   head   on   one   side�察  �and   playing 

vigorously�察�marched forward at the head of the gay procession into 

the    White    Parlour�察   �where     the  mistletoe´bough        was   hung�察   �and 

multitudinous        tallow    candles     made     rather    a   brilliant   effect�察�

gleaming   from   among   the   berried   holly´boughs�察  �and   reflected   in 

the old´fashioned oval mirrors fastened in the panels of the white 

wainscot。 A quaint procession� �Old Solomon�察�in his seedy clothes 

and long white locks�察�seemed to be luring that decent company by 

the magic scream of his fiddle!luring discreet matrons in turban´ 

shaped caps�察�nay�察�Mrs。 Crackenthorp herself�察�the summit of whose 

perpendicular feather was on a level with the Squire¨s shoulder! 

luring fair lasses complacently conscious of very short waists and 

skirts    blameless      of  front´folds!luring        burly    fathers    in  large 

variegated waistcoats�察�and ruddy sons�察�for the most  part  shy  and 

sheepish�察�in short nether garments and very long coat´tails。 

   Already   Mr。   Macey   and   a   few   other   privileged   villagers�察  �who 

were     allowed    to  be   spectators     on   these   great   occasions�察    �were 

seated on benches placed   for  them   near  the   door�察  �and   great  was 



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the admiration and satisfaction   

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