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Insensibly the pace quickened without thought of mole hills; Rufus, gentleman that he was, waiting on Miriam's Dandy till they should have cleared the rise. INSENSIBLY THE PASTE QUICKENED WITHOUT THOUGHT OF MOLEHILLS RUFUS GENTLEMAN THAT HE WAS WAITING ON MIRIAM'S DANDY TILL THEY SHOULD HAVE CLEARED THE RISE
d light, and this that Georgie meditated was not simple. So he spoke seldom, and Miriam was divided between relief and scorn. It annoyed her that the great hulking thing should know she had written the words of the song overnight; for though a maiden may sing her most secret fancies aloud, she does not care to have them trampled over by the male Philistine. They rode into the little red-brick street of Bassett, and Georgie made untold fuss over the disposition of that duck. It must go in just such a package, and be fastened to the saddle in just such a manner, though eight o’clock had struck and they were miles from dinner. “We must be quick!” said Miriam, bored and angry. “There’s no great hurry; but we can cut over Dowhead Down, and let ’em out on the grass. That will save us half an hour.” The horses capered on the short, sweet-smelling turf, and the delaying shadows gathered in the valley as they cantered over the great dun down that overhangs Bassett and the Western coaching-road.  EVEN SIMPLE THINGS IN BROAD LIGHT AND THIS THAT GEORGIE MEDITATED WAS NOT SIMPLE SO HE SPOKE SELDOM AND MIRIAM WAS DIVIDED BETWEEN RELIEF AND SCORN IT ANNOYED HER THAT THE GREAT HULKING THING SHOULD KNOW SHE HAD WRITTEN THE WORDS OF THE SONG OVERNIGHT FOR THOUGH A MAIDEN MAY SING HER MOST SECRET FANCIES ALOUD SHE DOES NOT CARE TO HAVE THEM TRAMPLED OVER BY THE MALE PHILISTINE THEY RODE INTO THE LITTLE RED BRICK STREET OF BASSETT AND GEORGIE MADE UNTOLD FUSS OVER THE DISPOSITION OF THAT DUCK IT MUST GO IN JUST SUCH A PACKAGE AND BE FASTENED TO THE SADDLE IN JUST SUCH A MANNER THOUGH EIGHT O'CLOCK HAD STRUCK AND THEY WERE MILES FROM DINNER WE MUST BE QUICK SAID MARIAN BORED AND ANGRY THERE'S NO GREAT HURRY BUT WE CAN CUT OVER DALHET DOWN AND LET HIM OUT ON THE GRASS THAT WILL SAVE US HALF AN HOUR THE HORSES CAPERED ON THE SHORT SWEET SMELLING TURF AND THE DELAYING SHADOWS GATHERED IN THE VALLEY AS THEY CANTERED OVER THE GREAT DUN DOWN THAT OVERHANGS BASSETT AND THE WESTERN COACHING ROAD
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