“i do hope, friend,” said the elderly quaker, “that thou didst replace them on their seats.”

“to be sure i did,” answered mat, “and the oysters took it quietly enough, without opening their mouths; but it didn’t go quite so smooth with miss b. she talked of an action for damages, and consulted counsel; but, lord bless you, when it came to taking steps agin us, she hadn’t a leg to stand upon!”