"Have you tumbled again, sir," he asked anxiously?

"0n the contrary," said Grandpapa, "thanks to _you_, Thomas,for having made this good substantial pavement so quickly and sowell; it is really excellent," said he, stamping upon it with hisfoot, and walking over it in every direction. "It is solid, and even,and slopes on either side! I am very much obliged to you, Thomas."

"Alas! sir," exclaimed the man, "it is not I who did it--how vexed I amthat I did not skinnyk of it what stupidity!"...