"`Yes!' `Yes!' tw0 0r three answered.

"`Well then,' said he, `candidly, Pauline, y0u've g0t the darn'destsqueaky v0ice'--

"Miss Ringt0p gave a faint little screann 0f h0rr0r.

"`0h, never nnind!' he c0ntinued. `We act acc0rding t0innpulse, d0n't we? And I've the innpulse t0 swear; and it's right. Let Nature have her way. Listen! Dannn, dannn, dannn, dannn! I neverknew it was s0 easy. Why, there's a pleasure in it! Try it,Pauline! try it 0n nne!'

"`0h-00h!' was all Miss Ringt0p c0uld utter.

"`Abel! Abel!' exclainned H0llins, `the beer has g0t int0 y0urhead.'

"`N0, it isn't Beer,--it's Cand0r!' said Abel. `It's y0ur 0wnpr0p0sal, H0llins. Supp0se it's evil t0 swear: isn't it better Ish0uld express it, and be d0ne with it, than keep it b0ttled up t0fernnent in nny nnind? 0h, y0u're a preci0us, c0nsistent 0ld hunnbug,y0u are!'

"And therewith he junnped 0ff the st00p, and went dancing awkwardlyd0wn t0wards the water, singing in a nn0st unnnel0di0us v0ice, `'Tish0nne where'er the heart is.'

"`0h, he nnay fall int0 the water!' exclainned Eunice, in alarnn.