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Chapter 53

           Evencanineaffectioncouldnotendurethis;andwithrepeatedlooksofreproach,castbackwardsashewaschasedoff,hetrottedreluctantlyintothechapparal.

           "Poorfellow!"soliloquisedMaurice,asthedogdisappearedfromhisview."’Tislikeboatingone’sself,orone’sdearestfriend!Well,IshallmakeupforitinextrakindnessifIhavethegoodfortunetoseehimagain.

           "Andnow,thatheisgone,Imustprovideagainstthecomingbackofthesevillainouscoyotés.Theywillbesuretocome,oncetheydiscoverthatI’malone."

           Aschemehadbeenalreadyconsidered.

           Atreestoodnearthepecânalreadyalludedtohavingtwostoutbranchesthatextendedhorizontallyandtogether,atsixorsevenfeetfromtheground.

           Takingoffhiscloak,andspreadingitoutuponthegrass,withhisknifehecutarowofholesalongeachedge.

           Thenunwindingfromhiswaistthesashofchinacrape,hetoreitupthemiddle,soastomaketwostrips,eachseveralyardslong.

           Thecloakwasnowextendedbetweenthebranches,andfasttiedbythestripsofcrapethusformingasortofhammockcapableofcontainingthebodyofamanlaidoutatfulllength.

           Themakerofitknewthatthecoyotésarenottreeclimbers;and,recliningonhissuspendedcouch,hecouldobservewithindifferencetheireffortstoassailhim.

           Hetookallthistrouble,feelingcertaintheywouldreturn.

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