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When we want to test a new barrel , we inject three drops of it into a jack-rabbit , and if he does n't lick a bull clog in six seconds , we turn down the goods . That 's as far 's our education has ever gone in vintages . '' It sounded like the old Uncle Peter , but he was afterward so good-natured that Percival concluded the irritation could have been but momentary . Uncle Peter Bines Threatens to Raise Something Uncle Peter and Billy Brue left the Hightower at midnight . Billy Brue wanted to walk down to their hotel , on the plea that they might see a fight or a fire `` or something . '' He never ceased to feel cheated when he was obliged to ride in New York . But Uncle Peter insisted on the cab .