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| "Sergeant-Major Morris," he said, introducing himself.

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| The sergeant-major shook hands, and taking the proffered seat by the fire, watched contentedly while his host got out whiskey and tumblers and stood a small copper kettle on the fire.

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| The sergeant-major shook hands, and while he sat down at the offered spot by the fire, he watched happily while his host fetched whiskey and tumblers and placed a small copper kettle over the fire.

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| At the third glass his eyes got brighter, and he began to talk, the little family circle regarding with eager interest this visitor from distant parts, as he squared his broad shoulders in the chair and spoke of wild scenes and doughty deeds; of wars and plagues and strange peoples.

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| "Why don't you make three wishes, sir?" asked Herbert White cleverly.

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| The soldier regarded him in the way that middle age is wont to regard presumptuous youth. "I have," he said, quietly, and his blotchy face whitened.

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| The soldier looked at him in the way that middle-aged people typically opine of arrogant young people. "I did," he said quietly, and his spotty face whitened.

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| "And did you really have the three wishes granted?" asked Mrs. White.

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| "And were your three wishes really fulfilled?" asked Mrs. White.

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| "I did," said the sergeant-major, and his glass tapped against his strong teeth. "And has anybody else wished?" persisted the old lady.

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| "They were," replied the sergeant-major, and his glass tapped his strong teeth. "And did anybody else make wishes?" continued the old lady.

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| "The first man had his three wishes. Yes," was the reply; "I don't know what the first two were, but the third was for death. That's how I got the paw."

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