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Round About a Great Estate

CHAPTER IX
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I seed in the paper as the rate is gone down a penny: the steamers be going to ship the American wheat a penny a bushel cheaper.

So it bean't much good for Hilary to talk about his wheat.

I thenks that'll about do.' He laid down the millpeck, and took his millstaff to prove the work he had done.

This was made of well-seasoned oak, two pieces put together so that they should not warp.

He rubbed the edge with ruddle, and, placing the millstaff on the stone, turned it about on its shorter axis: where the ruddle left its red mark more pecking would be required.


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