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Chapter 4

           They’vegonebeforeyou;andyou’renotlikelytoovertakethemthissidetheRioGrande."

           "Sir!"saidtheplanter,hastilydescendingthestepsofthecarriage,"wehavetothankyouforfor"

           "Ourlives,father!"criedHenry,supplyingtheproperwords."Ihope,sir,youwillfavouruswithyourname?"

           "MauriceGerald!"returnedthestranger;"though,attheFort,youwillfindmebetterknownasMauricethemustanger."

           "Amustanger!"scornfullymutteredCalhoun,butonlyloudenoughtobeheardbyLouise.

           "Onlyamustanger!"reflectedthearistocraticPoindexter,thefervourofhisgratitudebecomingsensiblychilled.

           "Forguide,youwillnolongerneedeithermyself,ormylazo,"saidthehunterofwildhorses."Thecypressisinsight:keepstraighttowardsit.Aftercrossing,youwillseetheflagovertheFort.Youmayyetreachyourjourney’sendbeforenight.Ihavenotimetotarry;andmustsayadieu."

           Satanhimself,astrideaTartareansteed,couldnothavelookedmorelikethedevilthandidMauricetheMustanger,asheseparatedforthesecondtimefromtheplanterandhisparty.Butneitherhisashyenvelope,northeannouncementofhishumblecalling,didaughttodamagehimintheestimationofone,whosethoughtswerealreadypredisposedinhisfavourLouisePoindexter

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