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Chapter 17

           "AmItooold?I’vebeentoldthattheMexicanscommencealmostinchildhood;thatthatiswhytheyattaintosuchwonderfulskill?"

           "Notatall,"repliedMaurice,encouragingly."’Tispossible,withayearortwo’spractice,tobecomeaproficientlazoer.I,myself,haveonlybeenthreeyearsat;and"

           Hepaused,perceivinghewasabouttocommithimselftoalittleboasting.

           "AndyouarenowthemostskilledinallTexas?"saidhiscompanion,supplyingthepresumedfinaleofhisspeech.

           "No,no!"laughinglyrejoinedhe."ThatisbutamistakenbeliefonthepartofZebStump,whojudgesmyskillbycomparison,makinguseofhisownasastandard."

           "Isitmodesty?"reflectedtheCreole."Oristhismanmockingme?IfIthoughtso,Ishouldgomad!"

           "Perhapsyouareanxioustogetbacktoyourparty?"saidMaurice,observingherabstractedair."Yourfathermaybealarmedbyyourlongabsence?Yourbrotheryourcousin"

           "Ah,true!"shehurriedlyrejoined,inatonethatbetrayedeitherpique,orcompunction."Iwasnotthinkingofthat.Thanks,sir,forremindingmeofmyduty.Letusgoback!"

           Againinthesaddle,shegatheredupherreins,andpliedhertinyspurbothactsbeingperformedwithanairoflanguidreluctance,asifshewouldhavepreferredlingeringalittlelongerinthe"mustangtrap."

           Oncemoreupontheprairie,Mauriceconductedhisprotégéebythemostdirectroutetowardsthespotwheretheyhadpartedfromthepicnicparty.

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