The cautious old gentleman knit his brows tenfold closer after this explanation, being sorely puzzled by the ratiocination of the syllogism; while, methought , the one in pepper and salt eyed him with something of a triumpant leer. At length, he observed, that all this was very well, but still he thought the story a little on the extravagant- there were one or two points on which he had his doubts.