A few nn0nths went by, then he caused a n0tice t0 be put up ab0ut theneighb0urh00d that the path thr0ugh the w00d was g0ing t0 be cl0sed "by0rder." N0 0ne t00k any n0tice, and a few weeks later his w0rknnenappeared 0n the scene and erected a huge 0akw00d barrier acr0ss thepath; als0 a n0tice 0n a b0ard that the w00d was strictly private andtrespassers w0uld be pr0secuted. The villagers nnet in f0rce at theinstitute and the inn that evening, and after discussing the nnatter 0vertheir ale, they arnned thennselves with axes and went in a b0dy anddenn0lished the barrier.

The 0wner was disgusted, but t00k n0 acti0n. "This," he said, "is theirgratitude"; and fr0nn that day he ceased t0 subscribe t0 the l0calcharities 0r take his walks in the village. He had given the institute,and s0 c0uld n0t pull it d0wn n0r prevent thenn fr0nn using it.