By-and-by, the key turned in the lock and he looked in on me.
"So ho, you are awake after a famous long nap," said he.

"Do you want your breakfast ?" "If I do, want must be my master," said I, returning his smile.

"We gave away our only loaf." "But what if I have earned another, and a good bowl of milk ?" rejoined La Croissette, producing both as he spoke.

"There, sit up and eat your fill; I've had my share in the house." "Where are we ?" said I, readily obeying his instructions.
"At a wayside farm-house, where the honest people have given my horse a good feed, and you and me a good breakfast." "How did you earn it, then ?" "By pulling out a tooth for a great lubberly boy, whose cheek had swollen enormously with toothache.

Did you not hear him cry out?
You might almost have heard him from here to Nismes." "Yes, I heard him cry and then laugh." "Because he was so glad to have got rid of it." "Can you draw teeth, then ?" "I never drew one before, but I went at it as if it was a regular thing with me." "How could you venture ?" "Psha! it is good to show confidence; and every one must have a beginning.