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Chapter 78

           Suchahorseyouhad!Heappearedtoglide,ratherthangallop!IfImistakenot,it’sthesameyouarenowastrideof.AmIright,señora?Pardonmeforaskingsuchaninsignificantquestion."

           "Thesame?Letmesee?Imakeuseofsomany.IthinkIwasridingthishorseuponthatday.Yes,yes;Iamsureofit.Irememberhowthebrutebetrayedme."

           "Betrayedyou!How?"

           "Twicehedidit.Onceasyouandyourpeoplewereapproaching.Thesecondtime,whentheIndiansayDios!notIndians,asI’vesinceheardwerecomingthroughthechapparal."

           "Buthow?"

           "Byneighing.Heshouldnothavedoneit.He’shadtrainingenoughtoknowbetterthanthat.Nomatter.OnceIgethimbacktotheRioGrandeheshallstaythere.Ishan’tridehimagain.HeshallreturntohisPastures."

           "Pardonme,señorita,forspeakingtoyouonsuchasubject;butIcan’thelpthinkingthatit’sapity."

           "What’sapity?"

           "Thatasteedsosplendidasthatshouldbesolightlydiscarded.Iwouldgivemuchtopossesshim."

           "Youarejesting,cavallero.Heisnothingbeyondthecommon;perhapsalittlepretty,andquickinhispaces.Myfatherhasfivethousandofhissortmanyofthemprettier,and,nodoubt,somefasterthanhe.He’sagoodroadster;andthat’swhyI’mridinghimnow.Ifitweren’tthatI’monmywayhometotheRioGrande,andthejourneyisstillbeforeme,you’dbewelcometohavehim,oranybodyelsewhocaredforhim,asyouseemtodo.

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