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It seerown over her

nerves; nothing startled her; she sensed only the watchfulness she had

often noted in the captives at the farth they caratulated himself upon the docility of his find It would stiffen

the bidding to announce that she was gentle He even went so far as to

pat her on the shoulder The steel film did not cover all her nerves,

so it would seem; the patted shoulder was vulnerable She winced, for

she read clearly enough as in the mind back of that touch

She had made her plans To the man who purchased her she would assume

a meekness of spirit in order to lull his watchfulness To the hed The oldthe sound but not sensing its iht her started to lead

her hon of carelessness

she would trust to her heels She knew that she was going to run as

never a wole, who at

leastas she kept out of their way

Wild and beautiful she was as the old mahout turned her over to a

professional seller