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She spoke without passion and without hurry or alar the purpose in her white, resolute face and fearless attitude

And the pedler took in the situation very quickly; for the dog was

already watching hiroas either a note of warning to his lance at the beautiful, disdainful wo over hi so closely following that the ht footsteps and theclose at his

heels, until he passed the large gates and found hiet clear of a precinct he had erous to himself

For, when he remembered Katherine's face, he muttered, "There isn't a

mossel o' doubt but what she'll hev the brutes turned loose Dash it!

woh-to-instep as

she is, she's heving a bad time of it now by herself I do think that,

for sure" And the reflection gave hiratification, as he

cautiously felt his steps forith his strong staff