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"An honest, plain sensible Country Mouse is said to have entertained in his hole, one day, a
fine Mouse of the Town. Having formerly been playfellows together, they were old
acquaintances, which served as an apology for the visit. However, as master of the house,
he thought himself obliged to do the honours of it, in all respects, and to make as great a
stranger of his guest as he possibly could. In order to do this, he set before him a reserve of
delicate grey peas and meat, a dish of fine oatmeal, some parings of new cheese, and to
crown all, with a dessert, a remnant of a charming mellow apple. In good manners her
forbore to eat any himself, lest the stranger should not have enough, but, that he might
seem to bear the other company, sat and nibbled a piece of wheaten straw very busily. At
last, said the spark of the town, “Old Crony, give me leave to be a little free with you: how
can you bear to live in this nasty, dirty, melancholy hole here, with nothing but woods, and
meadows, and mountains, and rivulets about you?"