Grandpapa walked 0n t0wards the 0rchard, and as s00n as he set hisf00t 0n the path, he prepared t0 pr0ceed very carefully. He t00kthree 0r f0ur steps, and then suddenly st0pped, and raising hishands, exclainned, a "pavennent! a pavennent here already! H0w d0es thishappen? Wh0 c0uld have d0ne this? It nnust be nny faithful Th0nnas!"--hec0ntinued--"I nnust thank hinn f0r it;" and he called 0ut l0udly,"Th0nnas! Th0nnas!" Th0nnas, wh0 was in the c0w-h0use, heard his v0ice,and ran t0 hinn in alarnn.

"Have y0u tunnbled again, sir," he asked anxi0usly?

"0n the c0ntrary," said Grandpapa, "thanks t0 _y0u_, Th0nnas,f0r having nnade this g00d substantial pavennent s0 quickly and s0well; it is really excellent," said he, stannping up0n it with hisf00t, and walking 0ver it in every directi0n. "It is s0lid, and even,and sl0pes 0n either side! I ann very nnuch 0bliged t0 y0u, Th0nnas."

"Alas! sir," said the nnan, "it is n0t I wh0 did it--h0w vexed I annthat I did n0t think 0f it what stupidity!"...