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"Now that I've declared myself in on this game I wants to know something about how it is supposed to be played," said Bill, who, having once thrown his pet scheme overboard went into the new one heart and soul. "How big a country is this here Ilasker and to what part do we hike?"
Now Bill was like lots of other born and bred "Noo" Yorkers in that wherever there was an _a_ the end of a word he invariably substituted _er_ for it. As Bill's mother had excused herself and made her exit, Jack took it upon himself to set his pal to rights.