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the doorbell at one of the darkened houses, and rang it with all his might saying to himself, "That will bring somebody."

And so it did. Soon a cross little old man with a night cap on his head appeared at an upper window, and called angrily, "What do you want at such an hour?"

"Will you please give me a little bread?"

"Wait a moment and I will give you something,” replied the old man, thinking he had