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Chapter 54

           Still,asZebcontinuedtogazeuponit,hefanciedhehadseenthathatbefore,andonsomeotherhead.

           Itwasnotfromanysuspicionofitsbeinghonestlyinpossessionofhimnowwearingitthatthehunterstoopeddown,andtookitoffwiththedesigntoexamineit.Hisobjectwassimplytoobtainsomeexplanationofthemystery,orseriesofmysteries,hithertobafflinghisbrain.

           Onlookinginsidethehathereadtwonames;first,thatofaNewOrleanshatter,whosecardwaspastedinthecrown;andthen,inwriting,anotherwellknowntohim:

           "HENRYPOINDEXTER."

           Thecloaknowcameunderhisnotice.It,too,carriedmarks,bywhichhewasabletoidentifyitasbelongingtothesameowner.

           "Dog-gonedkewrious,allthis!"mutteredthebackwoodsman,ashestoodwithhiseyesturnedupontheground,andapparentlyburiedinaprofoundreflection.

           "Hats,heads,aneverythin’.Hatsonthewronghead;headsi’thewrongplace!Bythe’tarnalthur’ssomethin’goedastray!Ef’twa’ntthatIfeelaputtyconsid’ablesmartin’whartheyoungfellurginmealickoverthelefteye,Imoutbearterbelievin’myownskull-casewa’ntanylongeratweenmyshoulders!"

           "Itairnouselookin’tohim,"headded,glancingtowardsMaurice,"foranexplanation;leastwisetillhe’sslep’offthisdulleriumthet’sonhim.Whenthat’llbe,oleNickonlyknows.

           "Wal,"hecontinuedafteranotherintervalspentinsilentreflection,"Itwon’tdonogoodourstayin’hyur.

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