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Chapter 16

           Thewildsteeds"

           "LeaveLunabehind!Leavehertobetrampledtodeath,ortorntopiecesasyousayshewould!Nono,MrGerald.Iprizethespottedmaretoomuchforthat.Shegoeswithme:overthechasm,ifwecan.Ifnot,webothbreakournecksatthebottom.Come,myprettypet!Thisishewhochased,captured,andconqueredyou.Showhimyou’renotyetsosubdued,butthatyoucanescape,whenclosepressed,fromthetoilsofeitherfriendorenemy.Showhimoneofthoseleaps,ofwhichyou’vedoneadozenwithintheweek.Nowforaflightintheair!"

           Withoutevenwaitingforthestimulusofexample,thecourageousCreoleroderecklesslyatthearroyo;andcleareditbyoneofthoseleapsofwhichshehad"doneadozenwithintheweek."

           Therewerethreethoughtsinthemindofthemustangerrathermighttheybecalledemotionsashesatewatchingthatleap.Thefirstwassimpleastonishment;thesecond,intenseadmiration.Thethirdwasnotsoeasilydefined.Ithaditsorigininthewords"Iprizethespottedmaretoomuchforthat."

           "Why?"reflectedhe,ashedrovehisspur-rowelsintotheflanksofthebloodbay;andthereflectionlastedaslongasCastrowassuspendedinmid-airovertheyawningabysm.

           Cleverlyasthechasmwascrossed,itdidnotensurethesafetyofthefugitives.Itwouldbenoobstructiontothesteeds.Mauriceknewit,andlookedbackwithundiminishedapprehension.

           Ratherwasitincreased.Thedelay,shortasitwas,hadgiventhepursuersanadvantage.

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