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Alice of Old Vincennes

CHAPTER XIII
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I feel altogether justified.

I told him beforehand that I should certainly leave Vincennes and go get a force to capture and kill him; and I'll do it, Simon Kenton, I'll do it!" "I see, I see," Kenton assented, "but what was the row about?
What did he do to excite ye--to make ye feel justified in breakin' over yer parole in that high-handed way?
Fitz, I know ye too well to be fooled by ye--you've got somethin' in mind that ye don't want to tell.

Well, then don't tell it.

Oncle Jazon and I will go it blind, won't we, Jazon ?" "Blind as two moles," said the old man; "but as for thet secret," he added, winking both eyes at once, "I don't know as it's so mighty hard to guess.

It's always safe to 'magine a woman in the case.


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