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"I come from San Jose," he said. "San Jose, Calaveras County, California: that's my place. " I pricked up my ears at the mention of Calaveras County. Bret Harte has made that sacred ground.[6]
"Yes? " said I politely. Always be polite to a gentleman from Calaveras County. For aught you know he may be a lineal descendant of the great Colonel Starbottle.