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Chapter 62

           ’Tisasweetplace,this;socool,undertheshadeofthesefinetreesjustnowthatthesunisblazingdownupontheprairie.Letusstayawhile,andgiveLunaarest!Wecanamuseourselvesbywatchingthegambolsofthesebeautifulsilverfishinthestream.Lookthere,MrYancey!Whatprettycreaturestheyare!"

           Theyoungplanterbeginstofeelflattered.Whyshouldhisfaircompanionwishtolingertherewithhim?Whywishtowatchtheiodons,engagedintheiraquaticcotillonamorousatthattimeoftheyear?

           Heconjecturesareplyconformabletohisowninclinations.

           Hiscomplianceiseasilyobtained.

           "MissPoindexter,"sayshe,"itisforyoutocommandme.Iambuttoohappytostayhere,aslongasyouwishit."

           "OnlytillLunaberested.Tosaythetruth,sir,Ihadscarcegotoutofthesaddle,asthepeoplecameup.See!thepoorthingisstillpantingafterourlonggallop."

           Yanceydoesnottakenoticewhetherthespottedmustangispantingorno.Heisbuttoopleasedtocomplywiththewishesofitsrider.

           Theystaybythesideofthestream.

           Heisalittlesurprisedtoperceivethathiscompaniongivesbutslightheed,eithertothesilverfish,orthespottedmustang.Hewouldhavelikedthisallthebetter,hadherattentionsbeentransferredtohimself.

           Buttheyarenot.Hecanarrestneitherhereyenorherear.Theformerseemsstrayinguponvacancy;thelattereagerlybenttocatcheverysoundthatcomesfromtheclearing.

           Despitehisinclinationstowardsher,hecannothelplisteninghimself

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