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The Terrible Word

           "Onewouldsay,tohearDingo,thatNegoroisinthevicinity."

           "Howcouldhegetasfarasthis?"repliedHarris.

           "HeneverwasinthiscountrythatIknowof;atleast,heconcealeditfromus,"repliedTom.

           "Itwouldbeastonishing,"saidHarris."But,ifyouwish,wewillbeatthesethickets.Itispossiblethatthispoordevilhasneedofhelp;thatheisindistress."

           "Itisuseless,Mr.Harris,"repliedDickSand."IfNegorohasknownhowtocomeasfarasthis,hewillknowhowtogofarther.Heisamantokeepoutoftrouble."

           "Asyouplease,"repliedHarris.

           "Letusgo.Dingo,bequiet,"addedDickSand,briefly,soastoendtheconversation.

           ThesecondobservationmadebythenovicewasinconnectionwiththeAmericanhorse.Hedidnotappearto"feelthestable,"asdoanimalsofhisspecies.Hedidnotsuckintheair;hedidnothastenhisspeed;hedidnotdilatehisnostrils;heutterednoneoftheneighingsthatindicatetheendofajourney.Toobservehimwell,heappearedtobeasindifferentasifthefarm,towhichhehadgoneseveraltimes,however,andwhichheoughttoknow,hadbeenseveralhundredsofmilesaway.

           "Thatisnotahorsenearhome,"thoughttheyoungnovice.

           And,meanwhile,accordingtowhatHarrishadsaidtheeveningbefore,thereonlyremainedsixmilestogo,and,oftheselastsixmiles,atfiveo’clockintheeveningfourhadbeencertainlycleared.

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