supposeyouknowwhattodo？““Idonot，“saidhe。“Thenhirmidevlis，“saidshe，“youareafool。Butleavethemattertome，I
knowhowtodisposeofherinRomanfashion。“Whyshewantedtointerfereinthematter，brother，Idon’tknow，unlessitwasfrompurebrimstonenessofdisposition-shehadnohandinthematterwhichhadbroughtthepartyintotrouble-shewasonlyonavisit，andithadhappenedbeforeshecame；butshewasalwaysreadytogivedangerousadvice。Well，brother，theprincipalmanlistenedtowhatshehadtosay，andletherdowhatshewould；andshemadeapudding，averyniceone，nodoubt-for，besidesplums，sheputindrowsandalltheRomancondimentsthatsheknewof；andshegaveittotheprincipalman，andtheprincipalputitintoabasketanddirectedittothewomanin-Castle，andthewomaninthecastletookitand-“
’Ateofit，’saidI；’justlikemycase!’
’Quitedifferent，brother；shetookit，itistrue，butinsteadofgivingwaytoherappetite，asyoumighthavedone，sheputitbeforetherestwhomshewasgoingtoimpeach；perhapsshewishedtoseehowtheylikeditbeforeshetasteditherself；andalltherestwerepoisoned，andonedied，andtherewasapreciousoutcry，andthewomancriedloudestofall；andshesaid，“Itwasmydeathwassoughtfor；Iknowtheman，andI’llberevenged。“AndthenthePokneesspoketoherandsaid，“Wherecanwefindhim？“andshesaid，“Iamawaketohismotions；threeweeksfromhence，thenightbeforethefullmoon，atsuchandsuchanhour，hewillpassdownsuchalanewithsuchaman。“’
’Well，’saidI，’andwhatdidthePokneesdo？’