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   One day he came to by grandfather and said : "We have [em] [?] two letters, [one he's French one [Engliss'.] [?] Speak so he's goin ' be meetin'] [?] all [kings,] [?] all [gov'ners,] [?] two places, one his name [Palis (Paris)] [?] one [Obr] [?] up (Europe). Speaks so [mush] [?] [he come John Neptune.] [?] How he know 'bout John Neptune?"
   The last time my father ever saw him he was very old and [alwrl] [?] blind. He [turned] [?] up to the yard but did not come to recognize the peace. [They] [?] father stood still and heard him say ."no, no, no [live][?] 'um here. Hardy no live um here. No, no." shaking his head mournfully he turned away and walked off slowly as if in a daze. 
   Neptune is the man whom [grandad] [?] pulled out of the fire by his belt.