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The Mermaid

CHAPTER IV
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He's a cliver little pony, but he's not a floy; and I never knew that even a floy could stand on a wall with a cart and doctor's medicine bags a-hanging on to it.

G'tup!" This last sound was addressed to the pony, which in the darkness began once more its astonishing progress up the sand-hill.
The plea for mercy to the horse entered Caius' reason.

The spirit-like laughter had in some mysterious way soothed his heart.

He stood still, detaining O'Shea no longer, and dimly saw the horse and cart climb up above him.

O'Shea climbed first, for his tones were heard caressing and coaxing the pony, which he led.


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