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Chapter 15

           Youfoundsomedifficulty—didyounot?"

           TheeyesoftheyoungIrishman,alreadyshowingastonishment,becameexpandedtoincreaseddimensions—surpriseandincredulitybeingequallyblendedintheirglance.

           "But,"saidhe,afteraspeechlesspause,"youdon’tmeantosaythatyoucouldhavecontrolled—thatthemustangwasnotrunningawaywithyou?AmItounderstand—"

           "No—no—no!"hastilyrejoinedthefairequestrian,showingsomeslightembarrassment."Themarecertainlymadeoffwithme—thatis,atthefirst—butI—Ifound,thatis—atthelast—IfoundIcouldeasilypullherup.InfactIdidso:yousawit?"

           "Andcouldyouhavedoneitsooner?"

           Astrangethoughthadsuggestedtheinterrogatory;andwithmorethanordinaryinterestthequestionerawaitedthereply.

           "Perhaps—perhaps—Imight;nodoubt,ifIhaddraggedalittleharderupontherein.Butyousee,sir,Ilikeagoodgallop—especiallyuponaprairie,wherethere’snofearofrunningoverpigs,poultry,orpeople."

           Mauricelookedamaze.Inallhisexperience—eveninhisownnativeland,famedforfemininebraverie—aboveallinthewayofboldriding—hehadmetnomatchforthecleverequestrianbeforehim.

           Hisastonishment,mixedwithadmiration,hinderedhimfrommakingareadyrejoinder.

           "Tospeaktruth,"continuedtheyounglady,withanairofcharmingsimplicity,"Iwasnotsorryatbeingrunoffwith.Onesometimesgetstiredoftoomuchtalk—ofthekindcalledcomplimentary.

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