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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takeafeaogetthebottoalfofheroutfronderhi”no,sleepihingtook.

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nhourlaterkadykshehaddoneeversheuld

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