I tell, thee, Francis, had it been my case, And I had been a wooer in thy place, I would have laid my head unto the ground, And scented out my wench's way, like a hound; I would have crept upon my knees all night, And have made the flintstones links to give me light; Nay, man, I would. FRAN.

pedazo, m., piece; hacer s, to make pieces of, break to pieces; á s, in bits, to pieces. pedernal, m., flint, stone, flintstone. pedestal, m., pedestal, foundation.

Delia: What ailed him to go own a jennet, he that has means to stable a bay horse would set the windows rattling on the public road, and it sparkling over the flintstones after dark? Staffy: Sure he owns no fourfooted beast only the dog abroad in its box.