\"Ireallycannothelpcongratulatingyouonyourgoodfortune,\"saidI。
\"Thata’n’tall,\"saidthelandlord。\"Thisverymorningthefolksofourparishmademechurchwarden,whichtheywouldnomorehavedoneamonthago,whentheyconsideredmeadownpin,thanthey—\"
\"Mercyuponus!\"saidI,\"iffortunepoursinuponyouinthismanner,whoknowsbutthatwithinayeartheymaymakeyouajusticeofthepeace?\"
\"Whoknows,indeed!\"saidthelandlord。\"Well,Iwillprovemyselfworthyofmygoodluckbyshowingthegratefulmind—
nottothosewhowouldbekindtomenow,buttothosewhowere,whenthedayswererathergloomy。Mycustomersshallhaveabundanceofroughlanguage,butI’llknockanyonedownwhosaysanythingagainsttheclergymanwholentmethefiftypounds,oragainsttheChurchofEngland,ofwhichheisparsonandIamchurchwarden。Iamalsoreadytodoanythinginreasonforhimwhopaidmeforthealehedrank,whenI