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comfortable; so I thought again he could mean no harm to such a poor fellow as me, and besides, if I didn't like him, I could come away with the farmer again—but there I was out of my reckoning; so, Sir, persuaded, at last I ventured to come to the gates on the other side the house towards the village; so when the farmer told him, he opened the gate and let me in: God help me, I little thought I should not go out again; and so, Sir, to be sure he always behaved kindly to me, but it was so lonesome that I grew tired; but what could I do? every time the farmer came he went with me to the wicket. Once I did venture to say, I would rather go back; so says he, what have you to complain of? So I said 'twas so cruel dull. O, said the farmer, if that's all, Francis, an old man (like you) may be glad to be quiet, you can want nothing with the world; and so, Sir, I saw plain enough he was glad to be rid of me, and, as I thought I might not live long, and to be sure had