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[1]IhadheardofYankeeclockpedlars，tinpedlars，andbiblepedlars，espewhosoldPolyglotBibles（alliotheamountofsixteenthousandpounds.Thehouseofeverysubstantialfarmerhadthreesubstantialors，awoodenclorefledaPolyglotBible.HowisitthatanAmerisellhiswares，atricehepleases，whereablue-nosewouldfailtomakeasaleatall?Iwilleheakerthesecretofhissuccess.
[2]“ityitis，Mr.Slick”
—forsuchwashisapityitis”
，saidI，“thatyou，whoaresosucteagthesepeoplethevalueofclocks，otalsoteachthemthevalueoftime.”
[3]“Iguess，”
saidhe，“theyhavegrowontheirhor，whicheveryfour-year-oldhasinourtry.Wereiobedollarsaheydonothis，buteat，drink，smoke，sleep，rideabout，louaverns，makespeechesattemperaings，andtalkabout‘HouseofAssembly’.Ifamahoehisdhedoesacrop，hesaysitisallowingtothebank;aodebtandissued，whyhesaysthelawyersareacursetothetry.Theyareamostidlesetoffolks，Itellyou.”
[4]“Buthowisit，”
saidI，“thatyoumaosellsuimmensenumberofclocks，whilyotbeecessaryartigapeoplewithwhomthereseemstobesogreatasoney?”
[5]Mr.Slickpaused，asifgtheproprietythequestion，andlookiheface，saidinatialtone，“Why，Idon’tcareifIdotellyou，flutted，andIshallquitthiscircuit.ItisdonebyaksawderandhumahereisDeat’s，”
saidhe，“Ihavebutoneclockleft，andIguessIwillsellittohi”
[6]Atthegateofamostfortable-lookingfarm-housestoodDeat，arespean，whohaduhevalueoftimebetterthanmostofhisneighbours，ifojudgefromtheappearahingabouthiAftertheusualsalutation，aninvitationto“alight”
tedbyMr.Slick，whosaidhewishedtotakeleaveofMrs.FliColchester.
[7]Wehadhardlyehehouse，beforetheakerpoiheviewfromthewindow，andaddressiome，said，“IfIwastotellthemiherewassuchafarmasthisawaydowhereinNovaScotia，theywouldn’tbelieveme.Whythereain’tsuchaloallheDeahasahundredacresofdyke—”
[8]“Seventy，”
saidtheDealyseventy.”
[9]“Well，seventy;butthenthereisyourfiom，whyIaramrodintoit—”
[10]“Interval，wecallit，”
saidtheDea，whothoughevidehiseulogium，seemedtowishtheexperimeobetriediplace.
[11]“Well，intervalifyouplease—thoughProfessorEleazerCumstihisworkonOhio，callsthembottoms—isjustasgoodasdyke.Therivilege，worththreeorfourthousanddollars，twiceasgoodaswhatGovernorCasspaidfifteendollarsfor.Iwonder，Dea，youdon’tputupagmillonit:thesameworkswouldcarryaturninglathe，ashinglemae，acircularsaw，grindbark，and—”
[12]“Tooold，”
saidtheDea，“toooldforallthosespes—”
[13]“Old，”
repeatedtheaker，“notyou;whyyouareworthhalfadozenoftheyoungmenweseenowadays.Yenoughtohave—”
Herehesaidsomethingioneofvoice，whiotdistiwhateveritwas，theDealeased.Hesmiledathinkofsugsnow.
[14]“Butyourbeasts，dearme，yourbeastsmustbeputinandhaveafeed”
;sayingwhitouttoorderthemtobetakeable.
[15]Astheoldgentlemahedoorafterhim，Mr.SlieartomeandsaidioiswhatIcall‘slishmanwouldpassthatmanasasheeppassesahoginapasturewithoutlookingathim;or”
，saidhe，lookingratherarchly，“ifhewasmountedohuesshe’dtrotaway，ifheowIfind—”
Herehisle“softsawder”
wascutshortbytheentranrs.Flint.
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