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Chapter 2

           Youlookedasifyouwouldhaverelishedatête-à-têtewiththisshowydespatch-bearer.Takenwithhisstylishdress,Isuppose?Finefeathersmakefinebirds.Hisareborrowed.Imaystripthemoffsomeday,alongwithalittleoftheskinthat’sunderthem."

           "Forshame,Cassius!yourwordsareascandal!"

           "’Tisyoushouldthinkofscandal,Loo!Toletyourthoughtsturnonacommonscampamasqueradingfellowlikethat!Nodoubtthelettercarrier,employedbytheofficersattheFort!"

           "Alettercarrier,youthink?Oh,howIshouldliketogetlovelettersbysuchapostman!"

           "Youhadbetterhastenon,andtellhimso.Myhorseisatyourservice."

           "Ha!ha!ha!Whatasimpletonyoushowyourself!Suppose,forjesting’ssake,Ididhaveafancytoovertakethisprairiepostman!Itcouldn’tbedoneuponthatdullsteedofyours:notabitofit!Attherateheisgoing,heandhisblood-baywillbeoutofsightbeforeyoucouldchangesaddlesforme.Oh,no!he’snottobeovertakenbyme,howevermuchImightlikeit;andperhapsImightlikeit!"

           "Don’tletyourfatherhearyoutalkinthatway."

           "Don’tlethimhearyoutalkinthatway,"retortedtheyounglady,forthefirsttimespeakinginaseriousstrain."Thoughyouaremycousin,andpapamaythinkyouthepinkofperfection,Idon’tnotI!InevertoldyouIdiddidI?"Afrown,evidentlycalledforthbysomeunsatisfactoryreflection,wastheonlyreplytothistantalisinginterrogative

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