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His Masterpiece
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The men waited a while and smoked, to let this statement soak well into their systems; at last one rallied and had a final try.
“It’s a wonder then, Billy,” he said, “that your mate didn’t come after you and give you a hand to steady the cattle. ”
“Well, perhaps it was,” said Billy, “only that there was a bigger wonder than that at the back of it. ”
“What was that?”
“My mate never woke up all through it. ”
Then the men kn
ocked the ashes out of their pipes and went to bed.