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Chapter 18

           Howinterestingitmustbetobothtohavehinderedthemfromperceivinghisapproach!

           Ifhecouldbutoverhearwhattheyweresaying?

           Itseemedamostunpropitiousplaceforplayingeavesdropper;andyettheremightbeachance?

           Theseeminginterestofthedialoguetotheindividualsengagedinitgavepromiseofsuchopportunity.Theturfofthesavannahwassoftasvelvet.Thehoofglidingslowlyoveritgaveforthnottheslightestsound.

           Calhounwasstilltooimpatienttoconfinehimselftoawalk;buthischestnutwasaccustomedtothatgait,peculiartothehorseoftheSouth-WesternStatesthe"pace";andintothiswashepressed.

           Withhoofshorizontallystrikingtheswardelevatedscarceaninchabovethegroundheadvancedswiftlyandnoiselessly;soquickwithal,thatinafewsecondshewascloseupontheheelsofthespottedmustang,andtheredsteedofthemustanger!

           Hewasthencheckedtoapacecorrespondingtotheirs;whilehisrider,leaningforward,listenedwithaneagernessthatevincedsometerribledetermination.Hisattitudeproclaimedhimintheveinforvituperationoftherudestkindreadywithribaldtongue;or,ifneedbe,withknifeandpistol!

           Hisbehaviourdependedonacontingencyonwhatmightbeoverheard.

           Aschance,orfate,willedit,therewasnothing.Ifthetwoequestrianswereinsensibletoexternalsounds,theirsteedswerenotsoabsorbed.Inawalkthechestnutsteppedheavilythemoresofrombeingfatigued.

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