第10节

    【】sanothershot;then,toherhorror,shesae.

    buttheyanshedbashedontoahorse;thenallherhidingplaetorescueher.

    buthernanabouttobehangedwonoverher

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    ,\vnfear.afterdisentanglingherselffroheunderbrush,she

    ,lurainofherdressoverherargrabbedtheenvelope,tuentookoffrunninginhisdire.

    assoonassheanill

    hishorse,stillhadthenooseabouthisnealasithadvedfor,sheknee.

    ently,shespoketothehorse,caressingitsnoseassheaxedit

    ,vebaalherhandonthe

    :,ianslegandlookedupathi”sir”shesaid,butsahathe

    oeverything.

    sohodoanoved,hedbeevenredead

    \,erysoon.”ster,”shecalledup,shakinghiherhandonhiscalf.

    therethen,butthehorsetueditsheadandrolleditseyesather,thenvedoforeiatientanddecidedtodiately.

    asquicklyassheuld,shedivestedherselfoftheheavy,trainedskirt,allthehalfslips,thelovelyveilandthelacegloves,untilsheans

    bootedfoot.

    hagreatpush,shepropelledherselfontothebackofthe

    saddlebehindtheunnsan.”great,”shesaidassoonassheill

    afootaboveherhead,andevenifshedhadakheropewas

    sothickitakenheranhourtocutit.sheters.”orasatherope.

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    judedeveraux

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    ”youuldntean,herheadagainsthisba,shelookeddogoingtohavetoer,soidonte”

    thehorsetuedtolookupatherinaadekadyquitenervous.usingthensbodyasthoughitbedupuntilshe,leaningstofherbodyagainsthisasshesteadiedherselfasshereachedfortherope.

    thehorseshiftedonitsfeet,andkadysaroundthensneck.”bestill”shehissedtothehorse,andithadthegoodseoobeyher.

    itansnoosefroroundtheohaveeeddeditselfinthensskin,andonlybychtuggingandpulling.

    aheostthehorse.tightlyasheleaoherandsheboreedtobehalfofhistehoanagingtokeepherselfasfroalling,sheeasedbackdo.

    hishead,buttruthfullyshedidntthinkanyslap.”hoaninherar;then,insteadtorevivehishestrokedhisthickhairfroutofhiseyes.hishairwasdarkblond,hisskin

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    li,jitlytanned,andforthefirstti,kadynoticedthathewas

    ogeoushunk.”notinthesaclassasgregory,”shesaidaloud,”buta

    ,vonulddoworse.”

    stopit,”sherendedherself.”therearereiortahandthansoguyospendhisdaysplayingwbo,”

    aneffort,kadypushedthenforilhehehorsesshenshefiddledhtheropethattooklohanitshouldhave,butshehadnoknife,soshehadtoundothetightknot.

    atlastshehadhintied;so,sloagainstfalling,shegotoffthehorseandontotheground.butoh.

    ued,andtheskirtofherdress,thebatothehorseandridetotheople.

    butthenuteshereachedfortherifle,sheheardasoundbehihenlookedandsaanraighttowardher.

    thereublingdoohers.hefellagainstherhard,sendingherspraoabedofleavesandgravelthatthtlycladlegs.

    forantkadylayegreat,bla.ablasoheavythatsheuldnotdrah.

    ,sherealizedthatsheovehiusingunderhiheupperhalfofherselffree,shepausedto

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    judedeveraux

    takeafeaogetthebottoalfofheroutfronderhi”no,sleepihingtook.

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    nhourlaterkadykshehaddoneeversheuld

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