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Chapter 17

           UndertheirshadowcouldIlive;undertheirshadowletme"

           Theword:"love"uppermostinherthoughtswasuponthetipofhertongue.

           Shedexterouslyrestrainedherselffrompronouncingitchangingittooneofverydifferentsignification"die."

           ItwascrueloftheyoungIrishmannottotellherthatshewasspeakinghisownsentimentsrepeatingthemtotheveryecho.Tothiswastheprairieindebtedforhispresence.ButforakindredinclinationamountingalmosttoapassionhemightneverhavebeenknownasMauricethemustanger.

           Theromanticsentimentisnotsatisfiedwitha"sham."Itwillsoonconsumeitself,unlesssupportedbytheconsciousnessofreality.Themustangerwouldhavebeenhumiliatedbythethought,thathechasedthewildhorseasamerepastimeapretexttokeephimupontheprairies.Atfirst,hemighthavecondescendedtomakesuchanacknowledgmentbuthehadoflatebecomethoroughlyimbuedwiththeprideoftheprofessionalhunter.

           Hisreplymighthaveappearedchillinglyprosaic.

           "Ifear,miss,youwouldsoontireofsucharudelifenorooftoshelteryounosocietyno"

           "Andyou,sir;howisityouhavenotgrowntiredofit?IfIhavebeencorrectlyinformedyourfriend,MrStump,ismyauthorityyou’vebeenleadingthislifeforseveralyears.Isitso?"

           "Quitetrue:Ihavenoothercalling."

           "Indeed!IwishIcouldsaythesame.Ienvyyouyourlot.

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