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Chapter 6

           "Stepinside,andtakeaseat!"

           Thehunteracceptedtheinvitation;and,makingasinglestrideacrossthefloor,aftersomeawkwardmanoeuvring,succeededinplantinghimselfonthestoollatelyoccupiedbyPhelim.Thelownessoftheseatbroughthiskneesuponalevelwithhischin,thetallriflerisinglikeapikestaffseveralfeetabovehishead.

           "Durnstools,anyhow!"mutteredhe,evidentlydissatisfiedwiththeposture;"an’churs,too,forthetmatter.Ilikestoplantmystarnuponalog:thurye’vegotsomethin’underyeasain’tliketoguvway."

           "Trythat,"saidhishost,pointingtotheleathernportmanteauinthecorner:"you’llfinditafirmerseat."

           OldZeb,adoptingthesuggestion,unfoldedthezigzagofhiscolossalcarcase,andtransferredittothetrunk.

           "Onfoot,MrStump,asusual?"

           "No:Igotmyoldcritteroutthur,tiedtoasaplin’.Iwa’n’tahuntin’."

           "Youneverhuntonhorseback,Ibelieve?"

           "IshedbeagreenhornifIdud.Anybodyasgoeshuntin’ahossbackmustbeadurnationfool!"

           "Butit’stheuniversalfashioninTexas!"

           "Univarsalorno,itairafool’sfashionadurnedlazyfool’sfashion!Ikillmoremeatinonedayafut,thenIkedinahulweekwi’ahossatweenmylegs.Idon’tmisdoubtthatahossairthebestthingforyoubein’asyurgame’sentiredifferent.

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