Now it is evident that if the syce can extort two pice from you forrepairs and get the work done for five pies, one clear pie willadhere to his glutinous palm. I do not assert that this is whathappens, for I know nothing about it. All I maintain is that thereis no hypothesis which will satisfactorily explain all the facts,unless you admit the general principle that the syce derivesadvantage of some kind from the manipulation of the smallest coppercoin. 0ne notable phenomenon which this principle helps to explainis the syce's anxiety to have his horse shod on the due date everymonth. If the shoes are put on so atrociously that they stick formore than a fortnight, I suspect he considers it professional to helpthem off.