thundering sound, as if empty pots were being shattered against doors.

'It was very amusing!' my niece said; in fact, she said many things

that were very malicious but very amusing, but I won't mention them,

for a man must be good-natured, and not a carping critic. But you will

easily perceive that when a man once knows the rights of the journey

to Amack, as I know them, it's quite natural that on the New Year's

night one should look out to see the wild chase go by. If in the New

Year I miss certain persons who used to be there, I am sure to