[Alton of Somasco by Harold Bindloss]@TWC D-Link bookAlton of Somasco CHAPTER III 27/30
"Is there nothing to say on the other side ?" she said. "Well," said the teamster reflectively, "I think he means well, and never took more than his right from any man, while there are people who would as soon have his word as its value in dollar bills." "You seem to know him suspiciously well," said Miss Deringham sharply. "I do," said Harry simply, as he stood up.
"Anyway, as well as most people.
You know where I fixed your bed up, sir, when you want to turn in.
There's nothing in this bush, miss, that would hurt you." He stepped back into the shadows, and the camp seemed lonely without him, while as the girl shivered in the cold wind, Deringham glanced at her curiously. "Well ?" he said. Then the red crept into his daughter's cheeks and a sparkle Into her eyes.
"It will take a very long time to get used to.
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