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confequently much time was loft in finding 

 out the houfe. 



It happened, when, at length, he came 

 to it, that the man was from home : and, 

 here, he fell into another error. Inftead of 

 fending fome one to fetch him, or taking with 

 him fome perfon who knew where to meet with 

 the man, he, in all the impetuofity of thought- 

 lefs fpeed, blundered into further delay by 

 running into the town, alone, to feek him : 

 and after lofing much time in finding him, 

 inftead of promoting all poflible difpatch, and 

 urging the man to the utmoft expedition, he 

 detained him, in tedious and ufelefs explana- 

 tions, as to the caufe of his not fooner fending 

 the cow on board. Another half hour was 

 confumed in fruitlefs parley, when they reached 

 the houfe ; and, there, feeling fecure in hav- 

 ing the cow and her mafter near him, it 

 occurred to Mac — that after all thefe ex- 

 ertions he required fome refrefhment, and, 

 forgetting the preflure of the moment, he, 

 again, added to the delay by, quietly, 

 fitting down to relieve the calls of his fto- 

 machp 



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