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Chapter 6

           ForseveralnightshehadsleptuneasilyatintervalstossinguponhiscatrétillnotonlyhishenchmanPhelim,buthishoundTara,wonderedwhatcouldbethemeaningofhisunrest.

           Theformermighthaveattributedittohisdesiretopossessthespottedmare;hadhenotknownthathismaster’sfeverishfeelingantedatedhisknowledgeoftheexistenceofthispeculiarquadruped.

           ItwasseveraldaysafterhislastreturnfromtheFortthatthe"yeguapinta"hadfirstpresentedherselftotheeyeofthemustanger.Thatthereforecouldnotbethecauseofhisaltereddemeanour.

           Hissuccessinhavingsecuredtheanimal,insteadoftranquillisinghisspirit,seemedtohaveproducedthecontraryeffect.Atleast,sothoughtPhelim:whowiththefreedomofthatrelationshipknownas"foster-brother"hadatlengthdeterminedonquestioninghismasterastothecauseofhisinquietude.Asthelatterlayshiftingfromsidetoside,hewassalutedwiththeinterrogatory

           "MastherMaurice,fwhat,inthenameoftheHowlyVargin,isthemattherwidye?"

           "Nothing,Phelimnothing,mabohil!Whatmakesyouthinkthereis?"

           "Alannah!HowkyanIhelpthinkin’it!Yezkyantgetawinkavsleep;niversinceyereturnedthelasttimefromtheSittlement.Och!yezhivseensomethin’therethatkapesyeawake?Shurenow,itisn’twanavthemMixikingirlsmowchachas,astheycallthem?No,Iwon’tbelieveit.Youwudn’tbewanavtheowldGeraldstocareforsuchtrashasthem."

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