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Jo Meets Apollyon

           Joheard,butAmywasstrugglingtoherfeetanddidnotcatchaword.Joglancedoverhershoulder,andthelittledemonshewasharboringsaidinherear...

           "Nomatterwhethersheheardornot,lethertakecareofherself."

           Lauriehadvanishedroundthebend,Jowasjustattheturn,andAmy,farbehind,strikingouttowardthesmoothericeinthemiddleoftheriver.ForaminuteJostoodstillwithastrangefeelinginherheart,thensheresolvedtogoon,butsomethingheldandturnedherround,justintimetoseeAmythrowupherhandsandgodown,withasuddencrashofrottenice,thesplashofwater,andacrythatmadeJo’sheartstandstillwithfear.ShetriedtocallLaurie,buthervoicewasgone.Shetriedtorushforward,butherfeetseemedtohavenostrengthinthem,andforasecond,shecouldonlystandmotionless,staringwithaterror-strickenfaceatthelittlebluehoodabovetheblackwater.Somethingrushedswiftlybyher,andLaurie’svoicecriedout...

           "Bringarail.Quick,quick!"

           Howshedidit,sheneverknew,butforthenextfewminutessheworkedasifpossessed,blindlyobeyingLaurie,whowasquiteself-possessed,andlyingflat,heldAmyupbyhisarmandhockeysticktillJodraggedarailfromthefence,andtogethertheygotthechildout,morefrightenedthanhurt.

           "Nowthen,wemustwalkherhomeasfastaswecan.Pileourthingsonher,whileIgetofftheseconfoundedskates,"criedLaurie,wrappinghiscoatroundAmy,andtuggingawayatthestrapswhichneverseemedsointricatebefore."

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