musing and what are you now are you in the or where are you have you lately come to settle in this neighbourhood or do you own to neighbourhood are you in independent or is it wasting the motions of a bow on you come ill ill invest a bow in you which mr having replaced his tin box accordingly did as he rose to bait his trap for some devoted in nt the salute was acknowledged with morning sir i morning i morning me sir i said mc to himself he won t answer a bow gone r morning morning morning appears to be rather a old cock too said mr as before morning to sir do you remember me then asked his new acquaintance stopping in his one sided before the stall and speaking in a way though with great good humour i have noticed you go past our house sir several times in the of the last week or so our house repeated the other meaning yes said mr nodding as the other pointed the clumsy forefinger of his right glove at the comer house oh now what pursued the old fellow in an inquisitive manner carrying his knotted stick in his left arm as if it were a baby what do they allow you now it s job work i do for our house returned and with it s not yet brought to an exact allowance it s not yet brought to an exact allowance no it s not yet brought to an exact allowance oh � morning morning morning i appears to be rather a cracked old cock thought his former good opinion as the other ofl but in a moment he was back again with the question how did you get your wooden leg d mutual mr replied to this personal in an accident do you like well i haven t got to keep it warm mr made answer in a sort of desperation occasioned hy the of the question he hasn t repeated the other to his knotted stick as he gave it a he hasn t got � ha � ha � to keep it warm did you ever hear of the name of no said mr who was growing under this examination i never did hear of the name of do you like it why no retorted mr we again approaching desperation i can t say i do why don t you like it i don t know why i don t retorted mr approaching frenzy but i don t at all i ll tell you something that ll make you sorry for that said the stranger smiling my name s i can t help it returned mr in his manner the offensive addition and if i could i wouldn t but there s another chance for you said mr smiling still do you like the name of think it over or it is not sir mr we rejoined as he sat down on his stool with an air of gentle resignation combined with melancholy it is not a name as i could wish any one that i had a respect for to call me by but there may be persons that would not view it with the same objections � i don t know why mr added another question said that gentleman that s my name � or nick � what s your name � i don t said mr himself to take the same precaution as before i don t know why and i don t know why now said mr his stick closer i want to make a sort of offer to you do you remember when you first see me the wooden w looked at him with a meditative eye and also with a softened air as possibility of profit let me think i ain t quite sure and yet i generally take a sight of notice too was it on a monday morning when the butcher boy had been to our e for orders and bought a ballad of me which being with the tune i run it over to him eight w g right i but he bought more than one yes to be sure sir he bought several and wishing to lay out his money to the best he took my opinion to guide his choice and we went over the collection together to be sure we did here was him as it might be and here was myself as it might be and there was you mr as you are with your self same stick under your very same ann and your very same back towards mutual friend us to� be � added mr looking a little round mr to take him in the rear and k this last extraordinary coincidence self same back i what do you think i was doing i should judge sir that you might c glancing your eye down the street no i was a listening was you indeed said mr not in a way because you was to the butcher and you wouldn t sing secrets to a butcher in the street you know � it never happened that i did my remembrance said mr we cautiously but i might do it a man can t say what he mi t wish to do some day or another this not to release any little advantage he might derive om mr s well repeated i was a listening to you and to him and what do you � you haven t got another ol have you i m rather thick in my breath i haven t got another but you re welcome to this said it it s a treat to me to stand exclaimed mr in a tone of great enjoyment as he settled himself down still nursing his stick like a baby it s a pleasant place this i and then to be shut in on 