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uuldhavediedinthishutofyours
yes，isupposeiuld，saidgabrielheeheselfeheaskedintheend
oh，iheardyourdogsetoseeatterusthavebeentheskefrohestove
ibelieveyousavedlife，ssidontknoe
theresnoneedtoknoiprobablyseeyouagain
naisgabrieloak
neisntyousoundveryproudofyoua
stheonlyoneishalleverhave
idontlikene
ishouldthinkyoullsoongetanewone
ybusiness，gabrieloak
iotverycleverattalking，ss，butie，giveyourhand
shehesitated，thenofferedherhandhetookit，buthelditforonlyantiorry，hesaidididntantoletyourhandgosoquickly
youyhaveitagainthenhereitis
gabrielhelditlongerthistihoitis，eveniner，notroughatallhesaid
there，thatslongenough，shesaid，butayifyouto
ithinkinganysuchthing，saidgabriel，but
ohnoyouyna，sheadded，laughing，andleft
2
disasterforgabrieloak
youngfarroakpatientlyashisdogershursthisheadhatheuldthinkofnothingelse
illkeherself，orillneverbeabletoncentrateonworkagain
ingtofeedthesirshurstshouse
ivebroughtalaforsseverdene，hetoldbathshe－basauntgirlsusuallylikelookingafterlas
thankyou，oak，repliedshurst，butbathshebaisonlyavisitorhereidontkno
totellyouthetruth，shurst，thelaisntrealreasonforingiarried
reallyaskedshurst，looking
yesbeont
ohyes，alotofyoungn，saidshurstyousee，farroak，shessohandso，andsoen，butshesthaveatleasttenortwelve
thatsunfortunate，saidfarroak，staringsadlyattheflooriustaveryordinaryn，andonlychancearryherenorshurst
hehadgonehalfhetued，andsaithshebagabrielblushed
farroak，shecalledbreathlessly，iyauntdeastakeenurtinginfact，ihaventgotany，andiveneverhadany
ialadtohearthatsaidgabriel，ile，holdingouthishandtotakehersbutshepulledherhandafortablelittlefarheadded，alittlelessnfidentlyandarried，iureicanore
hestrettoovedrapidlybehindatreetoavoidhibut，farroak，shesaidinsurprise，ineversaidiarryyou
elikethis，andthensayyoudonte
ionlyyauntetodecidearryoot
justthinkforanuteortarrydo，bathshebailoveyouverych
illtrytothink，sheanseti，andshelookedahitthedistanthills
icankeyouhappy，hesaidtothebackofherheadyoushallhaveapiano，andillpractisetheflutetoplayhyouintheevenings
yes，idlikethat
andathobythefire，hereillbe，andhereyoullbe
ethinksheno，shesaid，idontarryyouitdbenicetohaveahavingahusbandhereasyousay，herehedbe
ofursehee
thatstheprobleiindbeingabride，ifiuldbeoneancantbeabridealone，iarry，atleastnotyet
ovedroundthetreetoreachherwhye
beovingaway
butiloveyouandiappytobeliked，ifthatsallyoufeelforhespokereseriouslythanhehadeverspokenbeforeonlyohingiscertaininthislifeishallloveyou，andbling
itseetooindependentineedahusbandeinorder，andiureyoubeabletodothat
gabriellookedhopelesslyareply
and，oak，shentinuedinasopoorthataunthastoprovideahoforyourejuststartingyourfagbusinessituarryaanoneythenyouuldbuyresheepandiroveyourfar
thatsjustidbeenthinkingansweredgabrielinsurprise
nsenseshehad，hethoughtadringly
eshesaidangrily
iehedidnotseethetrapshehadsetforhi
noarryingarryyouafterthat
dontstakeaninglikethat，hecried，justbecauseionestenoughtotellyouthetruthiknoeyouspeaklikealady，everyones
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uuldhavediedinthishutofyours
yes，isupposeiuld，saidgabrielheeheselfeheaskedintheend
oh，iheardyourdogsetoseeatterusthavebeentheskefrohestove
ibelieveyousavedlife，ssidontknoe
theresnoneedtoknoiprobablyseeyouagain
naisgabrieloak
neisntyousoundveryproudofyoua
stheonlyoneishalleverhave
idontlikene
ishouldthinkyoullsoongetanewone
ybusiness，gabrieloak
iotverycleverattalking，ss，butie，giveyourhand
shehesitated，thenofferedherhandhetookit，buthelditforonlyantiorry，hesaidididntantoletyourhandgosoquickly
youyhaveitagainthenhereitis
gabrielhelditlongerthistihoitis，eveniner，notroughatallhesaid
there，thatslongenough，shesaid，butayifyouto
ithinkinganysuchthing，saidgabriel，but
ohnoyouyna，sheadded，laughing，andleft
2
disasterforgabrieloak
youngfarroakpatientlyashisdogershursthisheadhatheuldthinkofnothingelse
illkeherself，orillneverbeabletoncentrateonworkagain
ingtofeedthesirshurstshouse
ivebroughtalaforsseverdene，hetoldbathshe－basauntgirlsusuallylikelookingafterlas
thankyou，oak，repliedshurst，butbathshebaisonlyavisitorhereidontkno
totellyouthetruth，shurst，thelaisntrealreasonforingiarried
reallyaskedshurst，looking
yesbeont
ohyes，alotofyoungn，saidshurstyousee，farroak，shessohandso，andsoen，butshesthaveatleasttenortwelve
thatsunfortunate，saidfarroak，staringsadlyattheflooriustaveryordinaryn，andonlychancearryherenorshurst
hehadgonehalfhetued，andsaithshebagabrielblushed
farroak，shecalledbreathlessly，iyauntdeastakeenurtinginfact，ihaventgotany，andiveneverhadany
ialadtohearthatsaidgabriel，ile，holdingouthishandtotakehersbutshepulledherhandafortablelittlefarheadded，alittlelessnfidentlyandarried，iureicanore
hestrettoovedrapidlybehindatreetoavoidhibut，farroak，shesaidinsurprise，ineversaidiarryyou
elikethis，andthensayyoudonte
ionlyyauntetodecidearryoot
justthinkforanuteortarrydo，bathshebailoveyouverych
illtrytothink，sheanseti，andshelookedahitthedistanthills
icankeyouhappy，hesaidtothebackofherheadyoushallhaveapiano，andillpractisetheflutetoplayhyouintheevenings
yes，idlikethat
andathobythefire，hereillbe，andhereyoullbe
ethinksheno，shesaid，idontarryyouitdbenicetohaveahavingahusbandhereasyousay，herehedbe
ofursehee
thatstheprobleiindbeingabride，ifiuldbeoneancantbeabridealone，iarry，atleastnotyet
ovedroundthetreetoreachherwhye
beovingaway
butiloveyouandiappytobeliked，ifthatsallyoufeelforhespokereseriouslythanhehadeverspokenbeforeonlyohingiscertaininthislifeishallloveyou，andbling
itseetooindependentineedahusbandeinorder，andiureyoubeabletodothat
gabriellookedhopelesslyareply
and，oak，shentinuedinasopoorthataunthastoprovideahoforyourejuststartingyourfagbusinessituarryaanoneythenyouuldbuyresheepandiroveyourfar
thatsjustidbeenthinkingansweredgabrielinsurprise
nsenseshehad，hethoughtadringly
eshesaidangrily
iehedidnotseethetrapshehadsetforhi
noarryingarryyouafterthat
dontstakeaninglikethat，hecried，justbecauseionestenoughtotellyouthetruthiknoeyouspeaklikealady，everyones
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