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They came downstairs yawning next morning; but skimming and milking were proceeded with as usual, and they went indoors to breakfast. Dairyman Crick was discovered stamping about the house. He had received a letter, in which a customer had complained that the butter had a twang.
"And begad, so 't have! " said the dairyman, who held in his left hand a wooden slice on which a lump of butter was stuck. "Yes -- taste for yourself!"