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got ever so many fingers on this
hand, and ever so many on that one.
And you've got two hands as well as
me, and lots of fingers on each.’

“Yes, me have; me got two hands
and such lots of fingers,’ replied
Johnny.

‘And now we want to see sow
many, continued May. ‘ Look,
Dove lim come to count. One,
two, three, four, five. Five fingers
en tis hand, and—-

‘No, no, May May; dat one isa
fum: Johnny knows it is,’ interposed
the little man.

vc. ll low its a thumb, said
May; ‘but a thumb is a finger, you
know.’