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TheagentthoughtthatUncleEthanwasaftermorepay，butinrealityhewasthinkingofwhathislittleoldwifewouldsay。
“Itsimplyputsafamilybitterinyourhomethatmaysaveyoufiftydollarsthiscomin’fall。Youcan’ttell。“
JustwhatthemansaidafterthatUncleEthandidn’tfollow。Hisvoicehadaconfidentialpurringsoundashestretchedacrossthewagonseatandtalkedon，eyeshalfshut。Hestraightenedupatlastandconcludedinthetoneofonewhohascarriedhispoint：
“So!Ifyoudidn’twanttousethewholetwentyfivebottlesy’rself，why!sellittoyourneighbors。Youcangettwentydollarsoutofiteasy，andstillhavefivebottlesofthebestfamilybitterthateverwentintoabottle。“
ItwasthethoughtofthisopportunitytogetabuffaloskincoatthatconsoledUncleEthanashesawthehideousblacklettersappearingundertheagent’slazybrush。
Itwasthehotsideofthebarn，andpaintingwasnolightwork。Theagentwasforcedtomophisforeheadwithhissleeve。
“Say，hain’tgotacookieoranything，andacupo’milk，handy？“hesaidattheendofthefirstenormousword，whichranthewholelengthofthebarn。
UncleEthangothimthemilkandoookie，whichheatewithanexaggeratedlydaintyactionofhisfingers，seatedmeanwhileonthestagingwhichUncleRipleyhadhelpedhimtobuild。Thislunchinfusednewenergyintohim，andinashorttime“DODD’S
FAMILYBITTERS，BestintheMarket，“disfiguredthesweet-smellingpineboards。
Ethanwaseatinghisself-obtainedsupperofbreadandmilkwhenhiswifecamehome。
“Who’sbeena-paintin’onthatbarn？“shedemanded，herbeadlikeeyesflashing，herwitheredlittlefacesetinanominousfrown。
“EthanRipley，whatyoubeendoin’？“
“Nawthin’，“herepliedfeebly。
“Whopaintedthatsignonthere？“
“Amancomealongan’hewantedtopaintthatonthere，andIlet’im；andit’smybarnanyway。IguessIcandowhatI’mamin’towithit，“heendeddefiantly；buthiseyeswavered。
Mrs。Ripleyignoredthedefiance。“Whatunderthesunp’sessedyoutodosuchathingasthat，EthanRipley？IdeclareIdon’tsee!
Yougitfooleran’foolercv’rydayyoulive，Idobelieve。“
UncleEthanattemptedadefense。
“Wal，hepaidmetwenty-fivedollarsf’rit，anyway。“
“Did’e？“Shewasvisiblyaffectedbythisnews。
“Wal，anyhow，itamountstothat；hegivemetwenty-fivebottles-“
Mrs。Ripleysankbackinherchair。“Wal，IswantoBungay!EthanRipley-wal，youbeatallIeversee!“sheaddedindespairofexpression。“Ithoughtyouhadsomesenseleft；butyouhain’t，notoneblessedscimpton。Whereisthestuff？“
“Downcellar，an’youneedn’ttakeonnoairs，ol’woman。I’veknownyoutobuythingsyoudidn’tneedtimean’timean’agin-tinsan’things，an’IguessyouwishyouhadbackthattendollarsyoupaidforthatillustratedBible，“
“Go’longan’bringthatstuffuphere。Ineverseesuchamaninmylife。It’sawonderhedidn’tdoitf’rtwobottles。“Sheglaredoutatthe’sign，whichfaceddirectlyuponthekitchenwindow。
UncleEthantuggedthetwocasesupandsetthemdownonthefloorofthekitchen。Mrs。Ripleyopenedabottleandsmelledofitlikeacautiouscat。
“Ugh!Mercifulsakes，whatstuff!Itain’tfitf’rahogtotake。
What’dyouthinkyouwasgoin’todowithit？“sheaskedinpoignantdisgust。
“Iexpectedtotakeit-ifIwassick。Whaddyyes’pose？“Hedefiantlystoodhisground，toweringaboveherlikealeaningtower。
“Thehullcartloadofit？“
“No。I’mgoin’tosellpartofitan’gitmeanovercoat-“
“Sellit!“sheshouted。“Nobuddy’ilbuythatsick’nin’stuffbutanoldnumskulllikeyou。Takethatslopouto’thehousethis’minute!
Takeitrightdowntothesinkholean’smasheverybottleonthestones。“
UncleEthanandthecasesofmedicinedisappeared，andtheoldwomanaddressedherconcludingremarkstolittleTewksbury，hergrandson，whostoodt
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