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Chapter 9

           Youcanhardlybelieveyouareonlywhereyouare,andyouareconvincedthatthemapmustbewrong; and,whenyouhavetrudgedalongforwhatseemstoyouatleasttenmiles,andstillthelockisnotinsight,youbegintoseriouslyfearthatsomebodymusthavesneakedit,andrunoffwithit. 

           Irememberbeingterriblyupsetonceuptheriver(inafigurativesense,Imean). Iwasoutwithayoungladycousinonmymother’ssideandwewerepullingdowntoGoring. Itwasratherlate,andwewereanxioustogetinatleastshewasanxioustogetin. Itwashalf-pastsixwhenwereachedBenson’slock,andduskwasdrawingon,andshebegantogetexcitedthen. Shesaidshemustbeintosupper. IsaiditwasathingIfeltIwantedtobeinat,too; andIdrewoutamapIhadwithmetoseeexactlyhowfaritwas. IsawitwasjustamileandahalftothenextlockWallingfordandfiveonfromtheretoCleeve. 

           "Oh,it’sallright!"Isaid. "We’llbethroughthenextlockbeforeseven,andthenthereisonlyonemore;" andIsettleddownandpulledsteadilyaway. 

           Wepassedthebridge,andsoonafterthatIaskedifshesawthelock. Shesaidno,shedidnotseeanylock;andIsaid,"Oh!"andpulledon. Anotherfiveminuteswentby,andthenIaskedhertolookagain. 

           "No,"shesaid;"Ican’tseeanysignsofalock." 

           "Youyouaresureyouknowalock,whenyoudoseeone?"Iaskedhesitatingly,notwishingtooffendher. 

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