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Chapter 46

           "Hohoh!"mutteredZeb;"thurhevbeensomethin’?D’yesay,MissLewaze,thurwaraaquarrelatweenyurbrother"

           "Dear,dearZeb!"criedshe,removingherhands,andconfrontingthestalwarthunterwithanairofearnestentreaty,"promiseme,youwillkeepmysecret?Promiseit,asafriendasabravetrue-heartedman!Youwillyouwill?"

           Thepledgewasgivenbythehunterraisinghisbroadpalm,andextendingitwithasonorousslapovertheregionofhisheart.

           Infiveminutesmorehewasinpossessionofasecretwhichwomanrarelyconfidestomanexcepttohimwhocanprofoundlyappreciatetheconfidence.

           Thehuntershowedlesssurprisethanmighthavebeenexpected;merelymutteringtohimself:

           "Ithortitwildcometosomethin’o’thesortspeciallyartertheterechaseacrostthepurayra."

           "Wal,MissLewaze,"hecontinued,speakinginatoneofkindlyapproval,"ZebStumpdon’tseeanythin’tobeashamedo’inallthet.Weemenwillbeweemenalltheworldoveronthepurayrasoroffo’them;anefyehavelostyuryounghearttothemowstanger,itwudbethetallestkindo’amistaketoserposeyehevdisplacedyuraffeckshuns,astheycallsit.ThoughheairIrish,heaintnoneo’thecommonsort;thetheaint.Asfortherestye’vebeentellin’me,itonlysarvestosubstantifywhatI’vebeensayin’thatitairparficklyunpossibleforthemowstangertohevdudthedarkdeed;thatis,efthur’sbeenonedudatall.Let’shopethur’snothin’o’thekind.

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