'But mind
that you are careful about your wish. You may wish for something
you don't want.'
" 'No fear of that,' said the tailor cheerfully.
" 'At any rate, I will come this way six months hence, and should
you then wish to be released from the consequences of your wish,
and to receive instead the money stipulated as the price of the
suit, I will give you the chance.'
"Of course, Thomas did not object, though he considered it rather
a foolish proposition.
"His visitor disappeared, and the tailor was left alone. He laid
aside his work. How could a man be expected to work who had only
to wish, and he could come into possession of more than he could
earn in a hundred or even a thousand years?
" 'I might as well enjoy myself a little,' thought Mr. Tubbs.
'Let me see. I think there is a show in the village to-day. I'll
go to it.'
"He accordingly slipped on his hat and went out, somewhat to the
surprise of his wife, who concluded that her husband must be
going out on business.
"Thomas Tubbs wended his way to the marketplace.
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