ReplyToATrimmingEpistleReceivedFromATailor

replytoatrimmingepistlereceivedfromatailor

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yourservantsae?

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aforethehowdy.

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howididwi'thesessionsort;

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criedthreetimes,“robin!

comehitherlad,andanswerfor't,

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wi'pinchiputasunday'sfaceon,

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iscorn'ttolee,

an'synemessjohn,beyondexpression,

fellfoulo'me.

afornicator-lounhecall'dme,

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iown'dthetalewastruehetell'dme,

“but,whatthematter?

(quo'i)ifearunlessyegeldme,

i'llne'erbebetter!”

“geldyou!(quo'he)an'whatforno?