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Fight Between Friday and a Bear

           Wewereallalittlesurprisedwhenwesawhim;butwhenFridaysawhim,itwaseasytoseejoyandcourageinthefellow’scountenance. "O!O!O!"saysFriday,threetimespointingtohim. "Omaster!yougivemetheleave;meshakeethehandwithhim;memakeyougoodlaugh." 

           Iwassurprisedtoseethefellowsopleased. "Youfoolyou,"saysI,"hewilleatyouup." "Eateemeup!eateemeup!"saysFriday,twiceoveragain;"meeateehimup;memakeyougoodlaugh;youallstayhere,meshowyougoodlaugh." Sodownhesits,andgetshisbootsoffinamoment,andputonapairofpumps,aswecalltheflatshoestheywear,andwhichhehadinhispocket,givesmyotherservanthishorse,andwithhisgunawayheflew,swiftlikethewind. 

           Thebearwaswalkingsoftlyon,andofferedtomeddlewithnobodytillFriday,comingprettynear,callstohim,asifthebearcouldunderstandhim, "Harkye,harkye,"saysFriday,"mespeakeewityou." Wefollowedatadistance; fornowbeingcomedownontheGascognsideofthemountains,wewereenteredavastgreatforest,wherethecountrywasplainandprettyopen,thoughmanytreesinitscatteredhereandthere. 

           Friday,whohad,aswesay,theheelsofthebear,cameupwithhimquickly,andtakesupagreatstoneandthrowsathim,andhithimjustonthehead,butdidhimnoharmthanifhehadthrownitagainstawall. ButitansweredFriday’send,fortheroguewassovoidoffear,thathediditpurelytomakethebearfollowhim,andshowussomelaugh,ashecalledit. 

           Assoonasthebearfeltthestone,andsawhim,heturnsabout,andcomesafterhim,takingdevilishlongstrides,andshufflingalongatastrangerate,soaswouldhaveputahorsetoamiddlinggallop. 

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