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Daylight was spreading its golden hues upon the posts of the shed when Mathéus was awakened by ringing shouts of laughter.
"Ha! ha! ha! See-see, Dame Thérèse! " cried Coucou Peter. "Look at the little rascal! Isn't he cunning? Isn't he? He's born to be hanged! -ha! ha! ha! -he's certainly born to be hanged!"