"So he fell to work like a wolf. I niver seed a man

pitch into anything like as that natter-list did into that

horseflesh."

"'These are first-rate marrow-bones,' says he, squintin'

with one eye down the shin-bone o' the hind leg to see if

it was quite empty."

"'Yes, sir, they is,' answered Martin, as grave as a judge."

"'Take another, sir,' says I."

"'No, thankee,' says he with a sigh, for he didn't

like to leave off."