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alihistiireistayedundera
nuteandahalf.thenibouncedforthetopinahurry,foriwas
nearlybusting.ipoppedouttoaritsandbloheeroutof
nose,andpuffedabit.ofursethereingcurrent;andof
ursethatboatstartedherenginesagaintensendsaftershestopped
thefortheyneveren;sonohuing
alonguptheriver,outofsightihickher,thoughiuld
hearher.
isungoutforjiboutadozentis,butididanyanswer;srabbedaplankthattouchedreadinger,”andstruck
outforshore,shovingitaheadof.butideouttoseethatthe
driftofthecurrehati
thatway.
itilecrossings;soiwasagood
longtiiingover.ideasafelanding,andcluupthebank.
iuldalittleipokingalongh
groundforaquarterofaleorre,andthenirunacrossabig
oldfashioneddoubleloghousebeforeinoticedit.iorush
byaapedoutandtohowlingand
barkingat,andikherpeg.
chapterxvii.
inaboutanutesobodyspokeoutofahoutputtinghishead
out,andsays:
”bedone,boyshere”
isays:
”its.”
”e”
”geeja,sir.”
”doyou”
”idontnothing,sir.ionlytogoalongby,butthedogs
e.”
”areyouproeofnightforhey”
”iboat.”
”oh,youdid,didyoustrikealightthere,sobody.didyousay
youawas”
”geejaonlyaboy.”
”lookhere,ifyouretellihyoubeafraidnobodyll
hurtyou.butdonttrytobudge;standright
bobandtosoofyou,aheguns.geeja,isthere
anybodyhyou”
”no,sir,nobody.”
iheardthepeoplestirringaroundinthehouseno.
thensungout:
”snatchthatlightasy,youoldfoolaintyougotanysense
putitonthefloorbehindthefrontdoor.bob,ifyouandtore
ready,takeyourplaces.”
”allready.”
”noheshepherdsons”
”no,sir;ineverheardofthe”
”aybeso,anditynt.noepforward,
geejaind,dontyhtysloheres
anybodykeepbackifheshoselfhellbeshot.
ealongnoeslohedooropenyourselfjustenoughto
squeezein,dyouhear”
ididnthurry;iuldntifidaedto.itookonesloepata
tiandthereyheart.the
dogsans,buttheyfolloe.
unlogand
unbarringandunbolting.iputhandonthedoorandpushedita
littleandalittleretillsobodysaid,”there,thatsenoughput
yourheadin.”ido,butijudgedtheyakeitoff.
thedlee,and
attheforaboutaquarterofahreebignhguns
poi,adeellyou;theoldest,grayand
aboutsixty,theothertorealloftheineandhandso
andthesen
ansays:
”there;ireitsallright.ein.”
assoonasianhelockedthedoorandbarredit
andboltedit,andtoldtheyoungheirguns,and
theyallinabigparlorthathadahefloor,and
gottogetherihatoftherahefrontwindows
thereheside.theyheldthedle,andtookagood
lookat,andallsaid,”ashepherdsonno,thereaint
anyshepherdsonabouthi”thentheoldnsaidhehopedi
ndbeingsears,bebyitit
akesure.sohedidntpryintopockets,buto
outsideetoke
selfeasyandatho,andtellallaboutself;buttheoldlady
says:
”hepoorthingsasashebe;anddont
youreaybeheshungry”
”trueforyou,rachelifot.”
sotheoldladysays:
”betsy”thisan,”youflyaroundahiothing
toeatasquickasyou,poorthing;andoneofyoandwake
upbuself.buck,takethislittle
strangerahehinddresshipinsoof
yoursthatsdry.”
buethirteenorfourteenoralongthere,
thoughhee.hehadntonanythingbuta
shirt,andheeingapinganddiggingone
fistintohiseyes,aheotherone.
hesays:
”ainttheynoshepherdsonsaround”
theysaid,no,t.
”e,ireidagotone.”
theyalllaughed,andbobsays:
”ighthavescalpedusall,youvebeensoslowin
ing.”
”eafter,anditaintrightildown;i
donoshow.”
”nevernd,buan,”youllhaveshowenough,
allingoodti,dontyoufretaboutthat.golonghyounow,and
doasyourthertoldyou.”
eaarseshirtanda
roundaboutandpantsofhis,andiputthen.he
askedyartedtotell
aboutabluejayandayoungrabbithehadcatchedinthewoodsday
beforeyesterday,andheaskedoseshedle
out.isaidididntknoheardaboutitbefore,noway.
”well,guess,”hesays.
”hoigoingtoguess,”saysi,”ellofitbefore”
”butyouguess,tyouitsjustaseasy.”
”andle”isays.
”andle,”hesays.
”idontknohereheashe”
”swherehewas”
”well,ifyouknoefor”
”eit,itsariddle,dontyouseesay,howlongareyoingtostayhereyougott
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