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He was, and always had been, afraid of girls  especially such aggressive, flirtatious, pretty and tempestuous girls as this Sarah. These things, however, were hereditary with the girl. HE WAS AND ALWAYS HAD BEEN AFRAID OF GIRLS ESPECIALLY AGGRESSIVE FLIRTATIOUS PRETTY AND TEMPTUOUS GIRLS AS THIS SARA THESE THINGS HOWEVER WERE HEREDITARY WITH THE GIRL
und him at the cost of greater tithes to the soulless owners of the turnpikes--who aggravatingly fix a gate each way to make their 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. IM OR GO BY LONG DISTANCES AROUND HIM AT THE COST OF GREATER TIES TO THE SOULLESS OWNERS OF THE TURNPIKES WHO AGGRAVATINGLY 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
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