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III. A Girl on Horseback—Conversation

           

           "Howdidyoufindme?"

           "IheardyourdoghowlingandscratchingatthedoorofthehutwhenIcametothemilking(itwassolucky,Daisy’smilkingisalmostoverfortheseason,andIshallnotcomehereafterthisweekorthenext).Thedogsawme,andjumpedovertome,andlaidholdofmyskirt.Icameacrossandlookedroundthehuttheveryfirstthingtoseeiftheslideswereclosed.Myunclehasahutlikethisone,andIhaveheardhimtellhisshepherdnottogotosleepwithoutleavingaslideopen.Iopenedthedoor,andthereyouwerelikedead.Ithrewthemilkoveryou,astherewasnowater,forgettingitwaswarm,andnouse."

           "IwonderifIshouldhavedied?"Gabrielsaid,inalowvoice,whichwasrathermeanttotravelbacktohimselfthantoher.

           "Ohno!"thegirlreplied.Sheseemedtopreferalesstragicprobability;tohavesavedamanfromdeathinvolvedtalkthatshouldharmonisewiththedignityofsuchadeedandsheshunnedit.

           "Ibelieveyousavedmylife,MissIdon’tknowyourname.Iknowyouraunt’s,butnotyours."

           "Iwouldjustassoonnottellitrathernot.ThereisnoreasoneitherwhyIshould,asyouprobablywillneverhavemuchtodowithme."

           "Still,Ishouldliketoknow."

           "Youcaninquireatmyaunt’sshewilltellyou."

           "MynameisGabrielOak."

           "Andmineisn’t.Youseemfondofyoursinspeakingitsodecisively,GabrielOak."

           "Yousee,itistheonlyoneIshalleverhave,andImustmakethemostofit."

           "Ialwaysthinkminesoundsoddanddisagreeable."

           "Ishouldthinkyoumightsoongetanewone

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