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Chapter 12

           "Wal,wal!"rejoinedZeb,castingalookofcarelessscrutinytowardstheladies,"Iain’tagoin’todenythetthurairgobso’puttycrittershyurdog-gonedputtycritters;butestheyusedtosayinoleLoozyanney,thurairbutoneLewazePeintdexter."

           AburstoflaughterinwhichonlyafewfemininevoicesborepartwasthereplytoZeb’sgallantspeech.

           "Ishalloweyoutwohundreddollarsforthis,"saidtheplanter,addressinghimselftoMaurice,andpointingtothespottedmare."IthinkthatwasthesumstipulatedforbyMrStump."

           "Iwasnotapartytothestipulation,"repliedthemustanger,withasignificantbutwell-intentionedsmile."Icannottakeyourmoney.Sheisnotforsale."

           "Oh,indeed!"saidtheplanter,drawingbackwithanairofprouddisappointment;whilehisbrotherplanters,aswellastheofficersoftheFort,lookedastonishedattherefusalofsuchamunificentprice.Twohundreddollarsforanuntamedmustang,whentheusualrateofpricewasfromtentotwenty!Themustangermustbemad?

           Hegavethemnotimetodescantuponhissanity.

           "MrPoindexter,"hecontinued,speakinginthesamegood-humouredstrain,"youhavegivenmesuchagenerouspriceformyothercaptivesandbeforetheyweretakentoothatIcanaffordtomakeapresentwhatweoverinIrelandcalla‘luckpenny.’Itisourcustomtherealso,whenahorse-tradetakesplaceatthehouse,togivethedouceur,nottothepurchaserhimself,buttooneofthefairmembersofhisfamily.

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