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III. A Girl on Horseback—Conversation

           WithoutthrowingaNympheantissueoveramilkmaid,letitbesaidthatherecriticismcheckeditselfasoutofplace,andlookedatherproportionswithalongconsciousnessofpleasure.Fromthecontoursofherfigureinitsupperpart,shemusthavehadabeautifulneckandshoulders;butsinceherinfancynobodyhadeverseenthem.Hadshebeenputintoalowdressshewouldhaverunandthrustherheadintoabush.Yetshewasnotashygirlbyanymeans;itwasmerelyherinstincttodrawthelinedividingtheseenfromtheunseenhigherthantheydoitintowns.

           Thatthegirl’sthoughtshoveredaboutherfaceandformassoonasshecaughtOak’seyesconningthesamepagewasnatural,andalmostcertain.Theself-consciousnessshownwouldhavebeenvanityifalittlemorepronounced,dignityifalittleless.Raysofmalevisionseemtohaveaticklingeffectuponvirginfacesinruraldistricts;shebrushedherswithherhand,asifGabrielhadbeenirritatingitspinksurfacebyactualtouch,andthefreeairofherpreviousmovementswasreducedatthesametimetoachastenedphaseofitself.Yetitwasthemanwhoblushed,themaidnotatall.

           "Ifoundahat,"saidOak.

           "Itismine,"saidshe,and,fromasenseofproportion,keptdowntoasmallsmileaninclinationtolaughdistinctly:"itflewawaylastnight."

           "Oneo’clockthismorning?"

           "Wellitwas."Shewassurprised."Howdidyouknow?"shesaid.

           "Iwashere."

           "YouareFarmerOak,areyounot?"

           "Thatorthereabouts.I’mlatelycometothisplace.

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