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III. A Girl on Horseback—Conversation

           

           Sheseemedtoexperiencemirth,butoftooinsignificantakindtostartenjoyment.

           "Nothingnow,"sheanswered,"sinceyouarenotdead.Itisawonderyouwerenotsuffocatedinthishutofyours."

           "Ah,thehut!"murmuredGabriel."Igavetenpoundsforthathut.ButI’llsellit,andsitunderthatchedhurdlesastheydidinoldtimes,andcurluptosleepinalockofstraw!Itplayedmenearlythesametricktheotherday!"Gabriel,bywayofemphasis,broughtdownhisfistuponthefloor.

           "Itwasnotexactlythefaultofthehut,"sheobservedinatonewhichshowedhertobethatnoveltyamongwomenonewhofinishedathoughtbeforebeginningthesentencewhichwastoconveyit."Youshould,Ithink,haveconsidered,andnothavebeensofoolishastoleavetheslidesclosed."

           "YesIsupposeIshould,"saidOak,absently.Hewasendeavouringtocatchandappreciatethesensationofbeingthuswithher,hisheaduponherdress,beforetheeventpassedonintotheheapofbygonethings.Hewishedsheknewhisimpressions;buthewouldassoonhavethoughtofcarryinganodourinanetasofattemptingtoconveytheintangibilitiesofhisfeelinginthecoarsemeshesoflanguage.Soheremainedsilent.

           Shemadehimsitup,andthenOakbeganwipinghisfaceandshakinghimselflikeaSamson."HowcanIthank’ee?"hesaidatlast,gratefully,someofthenaturalrustyredhavingreturnedtohisface.

           "Oh,nevermindthat,"saidthegirl,smiling,andallowinghersmiletoholdgoodforGabriel’snextremark,whateverthatmightprovetobe.

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