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With Lee in Virginia

CHAPTER XII
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Then he set to work and cut off branches, and laid them sloping against it, and soon had an arbor constructed of sufficient thickness to keep off the night dews.
"I think you will be snug in there," Vincent said when he had finished, "The heat of the fire will keep you dry and warm, and if you lie with your heads the other way I think your things will be dry by the morning.
Dan and I will lie down by the other side of the fire.

We are both accustomed to sleep in the open air and have done so for months." "Thank you very much," she said.

"Our things are drying already, and I am as warm as toast; but, indeed you need not trouble about us.

We brought these warm shawls with us on purpose for night work in the forest.

Now, I think we will try the contents of the basket Dan has been carrying." The basket, which was a good-sized one, was opened.


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