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What have we now to do but to adshudge at once that the domm'd thief be hung? But Tom, who remembered that the man had once done him one good turn, had made up his mind to save the man.
So says he to the other big wigs: 'My very worthy esteemed friends and coadshutors, I do perfectly agree with you that the fact has been proved clear enough, but with respect to de man, I should be very much grieved should he be hung for this one fact, for I did know him long time ago, and did find him to be one domm'd honest man in one transaction which I had with him.
The gentleman, who is a great gentleman, fond of his bottle and hunting, takes mightily to Tom for his funny sayings and because Tom's a good hand at a glass when at table, and a good hand at a leap when in field; the lady also takes very much to Tom, because he one domm'd handsome fellow, with plenty of wit and what they call boetry for Tom, amongst other things, was no bad boet, and could treat a lady to pennillion about her face and her ancle, and the tip of her ear.
At last, however, they did come to the conclusion that as Tom had said that he had known the fellow once to be one domm'd honest man, and as they had a great regard for Tom, who was one domm'd good magistrate and highly respectable gentleman with whom they were going to dine the next day for Tom I must tell you was in the habit of giving the very best dinners in all Shire Brecon it might not be incompatible with the performance of their duty to let the man off this one time, seeing as how the poor fellow had probably merely made one slight little mistake.
"Have you given up the business of drover long?" said I. "Oh yes; given him up a long time, ever since domm'd railroad came into fashion." "And what do you do now?" said I. "Oh, not much; live upon my means; picked up a little property, a few sticks, just enough for old crow to build him nest with sometimes, however, undertake a little job for neighbouring people and get a little money.
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