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           Ilayclaimtonohighergiftthanasmallinsightintothegloriousartofpetitioningandthanksgiving,aspractisedinpsalmody."

           "Themanis,mostmanifestly,adiscipleofApollo,"criedtheamusedAlice,"andItakehimundermyownespecialprotection.Nay,throwasidethatfrown,Heyward,andinpitytomylongingears,sufferhimtojourneyinourtrain.Besides,"sheadded,inalowandhurriedvoice,castingaglanceatthedistantCora,whoslowlyfollowedthefootstepsoftheirsilentbutsullenguide,"itmaybeafriendaddedtoourstrength,intimeofneed."

           "Thinkyou,Alice,thatIwouldtrustthoseIlovebythissecretpath,didIimaginesuchneedcouldhappen?"

           "Nay,nay,Ithinknotofitnow;butthisstrangemanamusesme;andifhe‘hathmusicinhissoul,’letusnotchurlishlyrejecthiscompany."Shepointedpersuasivelyalongthepathwithherriding-whip,whiletheireyesmetinalookwhichtheyoungmanlingeredamomenttoprolong;thenyieldingtohergentleinfluence,heclappedhisspursintohischarger,andinafewboundswasagainatthesideofCora.

           "Iamgladtoencounterthee,friend,"continuedthemaiden,wavingherhandtothestrangertoproceed,assheurgedherNarragansetttorenewitsamble."PartialrelativeshavealmostpersuadedmethatIamnotentirelyworthlessinaduetmyself;andwemayenlivenourwayfaringbyindulginginourfavoritepursuit.Itmightbeofsignaladvantagetoone,ignorantasI,toheartheopinionsandexperienceofamasterintheart."