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Chapter XII

           "Youarenotaservantatthehall,ofcourse. Youare"Hestopped,ranhiseyeovermydress,which,asusual,wasquitesimple:ablackmerinocloak,ablackbeaverbonnet;neitherofthemhalffineenoughforalady’s-maid. HeseemedpuzzledtodecidewhatIwas;Ihelpedhim. 

           "Iamthegoverness." 

           "Ah,thegoverness!"herepeated;"deucetakeme,ifIhadnotforgotten!Thegoverness!"andagainmyraimentunderwentscrutiny. Intwominutesherosefromthestile:hisfaceexpressedpainwhenhetriedtomove. 

           "Icannotcommissionyoutofetchhelp,"hesaid;"butyoumayhelpmealittleyourself,ifyouwillbesokind." 

           "Yes,sir." 

           "YouhavenotanumbrellathatIcanuseasastick?" 

           "No." 

           "Trytogetholdofmyhorse’sbridleandleadhimtome:youarenotafraid?" 

           Ishouldhavebeenafraidtotouchahorsewhenalone,butwhentoldtodoit,Iwasdisposedtoobey. Iputdownmymuffonthestile,andwentuptothetallsteed;Iendeavouredtocatchthebridle,butitwasaspiritedthing,andwouldnotletmecomenearitshead;Imadeeffortoneffort,thoughinvain:meantime,Iwasmortallyafraidofitstramplingfore-feet. Thetravellerwaitedandwatchedforsometime,andatlasthelaughed. 

           "Isee,"hesaid,"themountainwillneverbebroughttoMahomet,soallyoucandoistoaidMahomettogotothemountain;Imustbegofyoutocomehere." 

           Icame. "Excuseme,"hecontinued:"necessitycompelsmetomakeyouuseful." 

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