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These things, however, were hereditary with the girl. It was historical, in fact, that, during the life of Sarah's good looking father, so importunate had been Old Baumgartner for the purchase of at least the meadow  he could not have ventured more at that time  and so obstinate had been the father of the present owner  (he had red hair precisely as his daughter had)  that they had come to blows about it, to the discomfiture of Old Baumgartner; and, afterward, they did not speak. THESE THINGS HOWEVER WERE HEREDITARY WITH THE GIRL IT WAS HISTORICAL IN FACT THAT DURING THE LIFE OF SARA'S GOOD LOOKING FATHER SO IMPERTINENT HAD OLD BAUMGARDNER BEEN FOR THE PURCHASE OF AT LEAST THE MEADOW HE COULD NOT HAVE VENTURED MORE THAN THAT AT THE TIME AND SO OBSTINATE HAD BEEN THE FATHER OF THE PRESENT OWNER HE HAD RED HAIR PRECISELY AS HIS DAUGHTER HAD THAT THEY HAD COME TO BLOWS ABOUT IT TO THE DISCOMFITURE OF OLD BOMB GARDENER AND AFTERWARDS THEY DID NOT SPEAK
tithes more sure. So, I say, it was like having the territory of his enemy lying between him and the deep water--save, as I have also said, in one particular, to wit: that the owner--the Sarah Pressel I have mentioned--was not Old Baumgartner's enemy. In fact, they were tremendous friends. And it was by this friendship--and one other thing which I mean to mention later--that Old Baumgartner hoped, before he died, to attain the wish of his life, and see, not only the Elysian pasture-field, but the whole of the adjoining farm, with the line fences down, a part of his. The other thing I promised to mention as an aid to this ambition--was Seffy. And, since the said Sarah was of nearly the same age as Seffy, perhaps I need not explain further, except to say that the only obstruction the old man could see now to acquiring the title by marriage was--Seffy himself. He was, and always had been, afraid of girls--especially such aggressive, flirtatious, pretty and tempestuous girls as this Sarah. TINGLY FIX A GAIT EACH WAY TO MAKE THEIR TIES MORE SURE SO I SAY IT WAS LIKE HAVING THE TERRITORY OF HIS ENEMY LYING BETWEEN HIM IN THE DEEP WATER SAVE AS I HAVE ALSO SAID IN ONE PARTICULAR TO WIT THAT THE OWNER SARAH PRESSELL THAT I HAVE MENTIONED WAS NOT OLD BAUM GARDNER'S ENEMY IN FACT THEY WERE TREMENDOUS FRIENDS AND IT WAS BY THIS FRIENDSHIP AND ONE OTHER THING WHICH I MEAN TO MENTION LATER THAT OLD BOM GARDNER HOPED BEFORE HE DIED TO ATTAIN THE WISH OF HIS LIFE AND SEE NOT ONLY THE ELYSIAN PASTURE FIELD BUT THE WHOLE OF THE ADJOINING FARM WITH A LINE OF FENCES DOWN A PART OF HIS THE OTHER THING I PROMISED TO MENTION AS AN AID TO THIS AMBITION WAS STUFFY AND SINCE THE SAID SARA WAS NEARLY OF THE SAME AGE AS STUFFY PERHAPS I NEED NOT EXPLAIN FURTHER EXCEPT TO SAY THAT THE ONLY OBSTRUCTION THE OLD MAN COULD SEE NOW TO ACQUIRING THE TITLE BY MARRIAGE WAS STUFFY HIMSELF HE WAS AND ALWAYS HAD BEEN AFRAID OF GIRLS ESPECIALLY AGGRESSIVE FLIRTATIOUS PRETTY AND TEMPTUOUS GIRLS AS THIS SARA
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