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Chapter 71

           "What’stobedid?It’llneverdotohevtheniggerhelpmenoryetseewhatI’mabeoutthewhichhewillefIdon’tgetquickthroughwi’it.Dog-gonethehoss!HowamItogithisfeetup?"

           Forashortwhilehestoodconsidering,hiscountenanceshowingapeevishimpatience.

           "Cussthecritter!"heagainexclaimed."Ifeellikeknockin’himoverwharhestan’s.Ha!nowIhevit,iftheniggerwillonlygietime.Ihopethewenchwillkeephimwaitin’.Durnye!I’llmakeyestan’still,orchokeyedeadefyedon’t.Wi’thisroun’yurjugewlar,Ireck’nyewon’tbesoskittish."

           Whilespeakinghehadliftedthetrail-ropefromhisownsaddle;and,throwingitsnooseovertheheadofthesorrel,heshookitdowntillitencircledtheanimal’sneck.

           Thenhaulingupontheotherend,hedrewittautasabowstring.

           Thehorseforatimekeptstartingaboutthestall,andsnortingwithrage.

           Buthissnortsweresoonchangedintoahissingsound,thatwithdifficultyescapedthroughhisnostrils;andhiswrathresolveditselfintoterror.Theropetightlycompressinghisthroatwasthecauseofthechange.

           Zebnowapproachedhimwithoutfear;and,aftermakingtheslipfast,commencedliftinghisfeetoneaftertheotherscrutinisingeach,ingreathaste,butatthesametimewithsufficientcare.Heappearedtotakenoteoftheshape,theshoeing,thenumberandrelativepositionofthenailsinshort,everythingthatmightsuggestanidiosyncrasy,orassistinafutureidentification.

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