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XLII. Joseph and His Burden—Buck's Head

           "

           CogganlookedupindefinitelyatOak,oneorotherofhiseyesoccasionallyopeningandclosingofitsownaccord,asifitwerenotamember,butadozyindividualwithadistinctpersonality.

           "Don’ttakeonso,shepherd!"saidMarkClark,lookingreproachfullyatthecandle,whichappearedtopossessspecialfeaturesofinterestforhiseyes.

           "Nobodycanhurtadeadwoman,"atlengthsaidCoggan,withtheprecisionofamachine."Allthatcouldbedoneforherisdoneshe’sbeyondus:andwhyshouldamanputhimselfinatearinghurryforlifelessclaythatcanneitherfeelnorsee,anddon’tknowwhatyoudowithheratall?Ifshe’dbeenalive,Iwouldhavebeenthefirsttohelpher.Ifshenowwantedvictualsanddrink,I’dpayforit,moneydown.Butshe’sdead,andnospeedofourswillbringhertolife.Thewoman’spastustimespentuponheristhrowedaway:whyshouldwehurrytodowhat’snotrequired?Drink,shepherd,andbefriends,forto-morrowwemaybelikeher."

           "Wemay,"addedMarkClark,emphatically,atoncedrinkinghimself,torunnofurtherriskoflosinghischancebytheeventalludedto,Janmeanwhilemerginghisadditionalthoughtsofto-morrowinasong:

           To-mor-row,to-mor-row!

           Andwhilepeaceandplen-tyIfindatmyboard,

           Withaheartfreefromsick-nessandsor-row,

           WithmyfriendswillIsharewhatto-daymayaf-ford,

           Andletthemspreadtheta-bleto-mor-row.

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