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Chapter 46

           Elsewhytheplantogosouthtothatislandandfromthencethroughthewoods?

           (Oh,thegrimnessandtheterrorofthisplan!Couldhereallyexecuteit?)

           ButthatstrangecryofthatbirdatBigBittern.Hehadnotlikedthat,orseeingthatguideuptherewhomightrememberhimnow.Hehadnottalkedtohimatall—hadnotevengottenoutofthecar,buthadonlylookedoutathimthroughthewindow;andinsofarashecouldrecalltheguidehadnotevenoncelookedathim—hadmerelytalkedtoGrantCranstonandHarleyBaggott,whohadgottenoutandhaddoneallthetalking.Butsupposingthisguideshouldbethereandrememberhim?Buthowcouldthatbewhenhereallyhadnotseenhim?Thisguidewouldprobablynotrememberhimatall—mightnotevenbethere.Butwhyshouldhishandsandfacebedampallthetimenow—wetalmost,andcold—hiskneesshaky?

           (Thistrainwasfollowingtheexactcurveofthisstream—andlastsummerheandRoberta.Butno—)

           AssoonastheyreachedUticanowthiswasthewayhewoulddo—andmustkeepitwellinmindandnotgetrattledinanyway.Hemustnot—hemustnot.Hemustletherwalkupthestreetbeforehim,sayahundredfeetorsobetweenthem,sothatnoonewouldthinkhewasfollowingher,ofcourse.

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