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Late at night they arrived at an inn; and as it was bad

travelling in the dark, and the duck seemed much tired, and

waddled about a good deal from one side to the other, they made

up their minds to fix their quarters there: but the landlord at

first was unwilling, and said his house was full, thinking they

might not be very respectable company: however, they spoke

civilly to him, and gave him the egg which Partlet had laid by

the way, and said they would give him the duck, who was in the

habit of laying one every day: so at last he let them come in,

and they bespoke a handsome supper, and spent the evening very

jollily.