Chapter 3

           Thetravellersfeltnofurtheruneasinessabouttheroute.Thesnake-liketrailwascontinuous;andsoplainthatachildmighthavefollowedit.

           Itdidnotruninarightline,butmeanderingamongthethickets;attimesturningoutoftheway,inplaceswherethegroundwasclearoftimber.Thishadevidentlybeendonewithanintenttoavoidobstructiontothewaggons:sinceateachofthesewindingsthetravellerscouldperceivethattherewerebreaks,orotherinequalities,inthesurface.

           "Howverythoughtfuloftheyoungfellow!"remarkedPoindexter."Ireallyfeelregretatnothavingaskedforhisname.IfhebelongtotheFort,weshallseehimagain."

           "Nodoubtofit,"assentedhisson."Ihopeweshall."

           Hisdaughter,reclininginshadow,overheardtheconjecturalspeech,aswellastherejoinder.Shesaidnothing;butherglancetowardsHenryseemedtodeclarethatherheartfondlyechoedthehope.

           Cheeredbytheprospectofsoonterminatingatoilsomejourneyasalsobythepleasantanticipationofbeholding,beforesunset,hisnewpurchasetheplanterwasinoneofhishappiestmoods.Hisaristocraticbosomwasmovedbyanunusualamountofcondescension,toallaroundhim.Hechattedfamiliarlywithhisoverseer;stoppedtocrackajokewith"Uncle"Scipio,hobblingalongonblisteredheels;andencouraged"Aunt"Chloeinthetransportofherpiccaninny.

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