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THE ASSEMBLED CHOIR.
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'What about her face?' said young Dewy.

'Well, as to that,' Mr. Spinks replied, ''tis a face you can hardly gainsay. A very good face—and a pink face, as far as that goes. Still, only a face, when all is said and done.'

'Come, come, Elias Spinks, say she's a pretty maid, and have done wi' her,' said the tranter, again preparing to visit the cider-barrel.