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Chapter 11

           ThenItoldhermyfatherandmotherwasdead,andthelawhadboundmeouttoameanoldfarmerinthecountrythirtymilebackfromtheriver,andhetreatedmesobadIcouldn’tstanditnolonger;hewentawaytobegoneacoupleofdays,andsoItookmychanceandstolesomeofhisdaughter’soldclothesandclearedout,andIhadbeenthreenightscomingthethirtymiles.Itravelednights,andhiddaytimesandslept,andthebagofbreadandmeatIcarriedfromhomelastedmealltheway,andIhada-plenty.IsaidIbelievedmyuncleAbnerMoorewouldtakecareofme,andsothatwaswhyIstruckoutforthistownofGoshen.

           "Goshen,child?Thisain’tGoshen.ThisisSt.Petersburg.Goshen’stenmilefurtheruptheriver.WhotoldyouthiswasGoshen?"

           "Why,amanImetatdaybreakthismorning,justasIwasgoingtoturnintothewoodsformyregularsleep.HetoldmewhentheroadsforkedImusttaketherighthand,andfivemilewouldfetchmetoGoshen."

           "Hewasdrunk,Ireckon.Hetoldyoujustexactlywrong."

           "Well,hedidactlikehewasdrunk,butitain’tnomatternow.Igottobemovingalong.I’llfetchGoshenbeforedaylight."

           "Holdonaminute.I’llputyouupasnacktoeat.Youmightwantit."

           Sosheputmeupasnack,andsays:

           "Say,whenacow’slayingdown,whichendofhergetsupfirst?Answeruppromptnowdon’tstoptostudyoverit.

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