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My new acquaintance led me to the house, an ill-favoured-looking den, but clean inside, and after a short consultation with John Railton, the landlord, arranged for my entertainment until the Golden Wave should weigh anchor.
He was an ill-favoured-looking monster, but he said, civilly enough, "You look in want of employment, comrade. Will you take service with me?" "I must first know two things," answered the soldier; "my work and my wages." "Your work," said the giant, "is to cut a path through this wood to the other side. But then you shall have a year and a day to do it in.
The door of a large, but ill-favoured-looking house stood ajar they entered-passed unmolested through a court-yard descended some stairs; the guide unlocked the door of a cellar, and took a dark lantern from under his cloak. As he drew up the slide, the dim light gleamed on barrels and wine-casks, which appeared to fill up the space.
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