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iced tea under the trees. Could n t you see that 

 to look at me?&quot; he replied, almost savagely. 



&quot; You poor thing ! I 11 make you some when 

 we go in. But do tell me, how did you ever get 

 around here again from the back of the farm 

 that way?&quot; 



&quot;Easy enough,&quot; said Jonathan. &quot;I drove 

 her along to the pasture in great shape, only 

 we were going a little fast. She tried to dodge 

 the bars, but I turned her in through them all 

 right. But some idiot had left the bars down 

 at the other end of the pasture between 

 that and the back lots, you know and that 

 blamed cow went for that opening, just as 

 straight - 



I began to shake again. &quot;Oh, that brought 

 you out by the huckleberry knoll, and the 

 ledges! Why, she could go anywhere!&quot; 



&quot;She could, and she did,&quot; said Jonathan 

 grimly. He leaned back against the doorpost, 

 immersed in bitter reminiscence. &quot;She 

 certainly did. I chased her up the ledges 

 and through the sumachs and down through 

 the birches and across the swamp. Oh, we 

 did the farm, the whole blamed farm. What 

 time is it?&quot; 



