He stammered out a reply, and for the moment forgot the object of his visit.
"I want you to go down to the village for me, and get some books the expressman was to bring up from Boston for me.

Will you go ?" "Certainly, Miss Annie, I shall be very glad to go for _you_," replied Bobby, with an emphasis that made the little maiden blush in her turn.
"You are real good, Bobby; but I will give you something for going." "I don't want anything," said Bobby, stoutly.
"You are too generous! Ah, I heard what you did this forenoon; and pa says that a great many men would not have dared to do what you did.

I always thought you were as brave as a lion; now I know it." "The books are at the express office, I suppose," said Bobby, turning as red as a blood beet.
"Yes, Bobby; I am so anxious to get them that I can't wait till pa goes down this evening." "I will not be gone long." "O, you needn't run, Bobby; take your time." "I will go very quick.

But, Miss Annie, is your father at home ?" "Not now; he has gone over to the wood lot; but he will be back by the time you return." "Will you please to tell him that I want to see him about something very particular, when he gets back ?" "I will, Bobby." "Thank you, Miss Annie;" and Bobby hastened to the village to execute his commission.
"I wonder what he wants to see pa so very particularly for," said the young lady to herself, as she watched his receding form.

"In my opinion, something has happened at the little black house, for I could see that he looked very sober." Either Bobby had a very great regard for the young lady, and wished to relieve her impatience to behold the coveted books, or he was in a hurry to see Squire Lee; for the squire's old roan horse could hardly have gone quicker.
"You should not have run, Bobby," said the little maiden, when he placed the books in her hand; "I would not have asked you to go if I had thought you would run all the way.