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The Wrong Box

CHAPTER III
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There have been many editions of the Bible; Wycliff was the first to introduce it into England about the year 1300.

The "Paragraph Bible", as it is called, is a well-known edition, and is so called because it is divided into paragraphs.

The "Breeches Bible" is another well-known instance, and gets its name either because it was printed by one Breeches, or because the place of publication bore that name.' The carrier remarked drily that he thought that was only natural, and turned his attention to the more congenial task of passing a cart of hay; it was a matter of some difficulty, for the road was narrow, and there was a ditch on either hand.
'I perceive,' began Mr Finsbury, when they had successfully passed the cart, 'that you hold your reins with one hand; you should employ two.' 'Well, I like that!' cried the carrier contemptuously.

'Why ?' 'You do not understand,' continued Mr Finsbury.

'What I tell you is a scientific fact, and reposes on the theory of the lever, a branch of mechanics.


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