THE RIDERS.
“I dare say ’tis a wild, foolish, dangerous thing; but I do it, nevertheless! As for my reasons, they are the strongest. First, I wish to do it. Second, you’ve all opposed my doing it. So there’s an end of the matter!”
It was, of course, a woman that spoke,—moreover, a young one.
And she added:
“Drat the wind! Can’t we ride faster? ’Twill be dark before we reach the...
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