\"Nofairbet？\"repliedMr。Dowlas，angrily。\"IshouldliketohearanymanstandupandsayIwanttobetunfair。Comenow，MasterLundy，Ishouldliketohearyousayit。\"
\"Verylikeyouwould，\"saidthebutcher。\"Butit’snobusinesso’mine。You’renoneo’mybargains，andIaren’ta—goingtotryand’bateyourprice。Ifanybody’llbidforyouatyourownvallying，lethim。I’mforpeaceandquietness，Iam。\"
\"Yes，that’swhateveryyappingcuris，whenyouholdastickupathim，\"saidthefarrier。\"ButI’mafraido’neithermannorghost，andI’mreadytolayafairbet。_I_aren’taturn—tailcur。\"
\"Aye，butthere’sthisinit，Dowlas，\"saidthelandlord，speakinginatoneofmuchcandourandtolerance。\"There’sfolks，i’myopinion，theycan’tseeghos’es，notiftheystoodasplainasapike—staffbefore’em。Andthere’sreasoni’that。Forthere’smywife，now，can’tsmell，notifshe’dthestrongesto’cheeseunderhernose。Ineversee’daghostmyself；butthenIsaystomyself，\"VerylikeIhaven’tgotthesmellfor’em。\"Imean，puttingaghostforasmell，orelsecontrairiways。Andso，I’mforholdingwithbothsides；for，asIsay，thetruthliesbetween’em。AndifDowlaswastogoandstand，andsayhe’dneverseenawinko’
Cliff’sHolidayallthenightthrough，I’dbackhim；andifanybodysaidasCliff’sHolidaywascertainsure，forallthat，I’dback_him_too。Forthesmell’swhatIgoby。\"