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Chapter 12

           MayIhaveyourpermissiontointroducethisHibernianfashionintothesettlementsofTexas?"

           "Certainly,byallmeans!"respondedseveralvoices,twoorthreeofthemunmistakablywithanIrishaccentuation.

           "Oh,certainly,MrGerald!"repliedtheplanter,hisconservatismgivingwaytothepopularwill"asyoupleaseaboutthat."

           "Thanks,gentlementhanks!"saidthemustanger,withapatronisinglooktowardsmenwhobelievedthemselvestobehismasters."Thismustangismyluckpenny;andifMissPoindexterwillcondescendtoacceptofit,Ishallfeelmorethanrepaidforthethreedays’chasewhichthecreaturehascostme.Hadshebeenthemostcruelofcoquettes,shecouldscarcehavebeenmoredifficulttosubdue."

           "Iacceptyourgift,sir;andwithgratitude,"respondedtheyoungCreoleforthefirsttimeprominentlyproclaimingherself,andsteppingfreelyforthasshespoke."ButIhaveafancy,"shecontinued,pointingtothemustangatthesametimethathereyerestedinquiringlyonthecountenanceofthemustanger"afancythatyourcaptiveisnotyettamed?Shebuttremblesinfearoftheunknownfuture.Shemayyetkickagainstthetraces,ifshefindtheharnessnottoherliking;andthenwhatamItodopoorI?"

           "True,Maurice!"saidthemajor,widelymistakenastothemeaningofthemysteriousspeech,andaddressingtheonlymanonthegroundwhocouldpossiblyhavecomprehendedit;"MissPoindexterspeaksverysensibly.Thatmustanghasnotbeentamedyetanyonemayseeit.

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