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By noon we had reached a place of rocks where, according to Adah hereabouts the stream, swollen by the late rains, ran deep Howbeit we presently ca crossed it, ain, finding theo in, Martin!"

"Why, you have footed it bravely thus far!" says I, "But--"

"But?" says she, "And what then? You shall find ard these days, Martin Indeed I could run fast as you for all your long legs, sir"

So she challenges me to race her forthwith, whereupon (and despite the sun) we started off side by side and she so fleet that I ht scarce keep pace with her; thus we ran until at last we stopped all flushed and breathless and laughing for the pure joy of it

Presently in our going we came on a little dell, very shady and pleasantly secluded, where flowers bloo ripe for the plucking; and ht it to behold my companion's pleased wonderrapes very sweet and refreshing

Much ht I tell of the reat butterflies that wheeled and hovered resplendent, and of the many and divers wonders that beset us at every turn; but lest th (of the which I do already begin to entertain some doubt) I will pass these with this mere mention and hurry on to say that we tra ards, warned us to be turning back; but close before us rose that high hill whose suhty determined that she must climb it

"For, Martin," says she, scornful of all weariness, "once up there weskirted the woods and avoided tangled thickets as well as we reat ht me how Adam had sped hotfoot up hereabouts on a ti loud on the rocks behind hioats that scareat birds and determined to try a shot at one if chance should offer As to my companion, I had all I could do to keep up with her until, flushed and breathless, she turned to viewupon the su the prospect below, she uttered a soft, inarticulate cry, and sinking down upon the sward, pushed the damp curls from her brow the better to survey the scene outstretched before us