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Ike jumped down on one side and I ju fellow's uneasiness had its effect uponstrange about riding

along that dark road in thehtest thing was enough to

put me off my balance

The horse went on, and Ike and I met at the back, looked about us, and

then silently returned to our seats, cli the

horse; but we had not been there a ain,

for there oncecuriously in the air, ca: "I've been to Paris and I've been to Dover"

I slipped off too, and Ike ran round, whip in hand, and gripped ely, as I burst into a fit of

laughing

"It wasn't," I cried, as soon as I could speak "Give rowled

"You give me the whip," I whispered; and I took it from his hand,

trotted on to the side of the cart, and then reaching up, gave a cut

over the top of the load

"Stash that!" shouted a voice; and then, as I lashed again, "You leave

off, will yer? You'll get so you don't like"

"Woa, Bony!" roared Ike with such vehe on the top of the high load of baskets, we

could diure, straw-hat and all

"You want ive me that whip," cried Ike fiercely "How did you come

there?"