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Chapter XII

           Helaidaheavyhandonmyshoulder,andleaningonmewithsomestress,limpedtohishorse. Havingoncecaughtthebridle,hemastereditdirectlyandsprangtohissaddle;grimacinggrimlyashemadetheeffort,foritwrenchedhissprain. 

           "Now,"saidhe,releasinghisunderlipfromahardbite,"justhandmemywhip;itliesthereunderthehedge." 

           Isoughtitandfoundit. 

           "Thankyou;nowmakehastewiththelettertoHay,andreturnasfastasyoucan." 

           Atouchofaspurredheelmadehishorsefirststartandrear,andthenboundaway;thedogrushedinhistraces;allthreevanished, 

           "Likeheaththat,inthewilderness, 

           Thewildwindwhirlsaway." 

           Itookupmymuffandwalkedon. Theincidenthadoccurredandwasgoneforme:itwasanincidentofnomoment,noromance,nointerestinasense;yetitmarkedwithchangeonesinglehourofamonotonouslife. Myhelphadbeenneededandclaimed;Ihadgivenit:Iwaspleasedtohavedonesomething;trivial,transitorythoughthedeedwas,itwasyetanactivething,andIwaswearyofanexistenceallpassive. Thenewface,too,waslikeanewpictureintroducedtothegalleryofmemory;anditwasdissimilartoalltheothershangingthere:firstly,becauseitwasmasculine;and,secondly,becauseitwasdark,strong,andstern. IhaditstillbeforemewhenIenteredHay,andslippedtheletterintothepost-office;IsawitasIwalkedfastdown-hillallthewayhome. 

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