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Harris

           

           "Hold!"saidHarris,"youdonotwantmetoembraceyou?Youareafraidofme,mygoodlittleman?"

           "Excusehim,sir,"Mrs.Weldonhastenedtosay."Itistimidityonhispart."

           "Good!weshallbecomebetteracquainted,"repliedHarris."OnceattheFarm,hewillamusehimselfmountingagentlepony,whichwilltellhimgoodthingsofme."

           ButtheofferofthegentleponydidnotsucceedincajolingJackanymorethanthepropositiontoembraceMr.Harris.

           Mrs.Weldon,thusopposed,hastenedtochangetheconversation.Theymustnotoffendamanwhohadsoobliginglyofferedhisservices.

           DuringthistimeDickSandwasreflectingonthepropositionwhichhadbeenmadetothemsoopportunely,togaintheFarmofSanFelice.Itwas,asHarrishadsaid,ajourneyofovertwohundredmiles,sometimesthroughforests,sometimesthroughplainsaveryfatiguingjourney,certainly,becausetherewereabsolutelynomeansoftransport.

           Theyoungnovicethenpresentedsomeobservationstothateffect,andwaitedforthereplytheAmericanwasgoingtomake.

           "Thejourneyisalittlelong,indeed,"repliedHarris,"butIhavethere,afewhundredfeetbehindthesteepbank,ahorsewhichIcountonofferingtoMrs.Weldonandherson.Forus,thereisnothingdifficult,norevenveryfatiguinginmakingthejourneyonfoot.Besides,whenIspokeoftwohundredmiles,itwasbyfollowing,asIhavealreadydone,thecourseofthisriver.Butifwegothroughtheforest,ourdistancewillbeshortenedbyatleasteightymiles.

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