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06 Liberty

           Thenassoonaswewereoutofthevillage,hewouldgivemeafewmilesataspankingtrot,andthenbringmebackasfreshasbefore,onlyclearofthefidgets,ashecalledthem.Spiritedhorses,whennotenoughexercised,areoftencalledskittish,whenitisonlyplay;andsomegroomswillpunishthem,butourJohndidnot;heknewitwasonlyhighspirits.Still,hehadhisownwaysofmakingmeunderstandbythetoneofhisvoiceorthetouchoftherein.Ifhewasveryseriousandquitedetermined,Ialwaysknewitbyhisvoice,andthathadmorepowerwithmethananythingelse,forIwasveryfondofhim.

           Ioughttosaythatsometimeswehadourlibertyforafewhours;thisusedtobeonfineSundaysinthesummer-time.ThecarriageneverwentoutonSundays,becausethechurchwasnotfaroff.

           Itwasagreattreattoustobeturnedoutintothehomepaddockortheoldorchard;thegrasswassocoolandsofttoourfeet,theairsosweet,andthefreedomtodoaswelikedwassopleasant—togallop,toliedown,androlloveronourbacks,ortonibblethesweetgrass.Thenitwasaverygoodtimefortalking,aswestoodtogetherundertheshadeofthelargechestnuttree.

           

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