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The Black Tor

CHAPTER THIRTY ONE
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Pig-a-back.

I can." "No, no, Dummy, old lad; but you come to the castle to-morrow, and say you are to walk up and see me.

I shall have to be put to bed, I expect, in the same room with young Ralph Darley." "Then I shan't come," said the boy, scowling.
"Why ?" "'Cause I don't like him, and I don't like to see his father and their girl took there as if they were friends." "They are now, Dum, and there isn't going to be any more fighting in the vale." It was a strange scene when the slow procession wound its way up the zigzag, at the top of which Mary Eden and Master Rayburn were waiting with the women and the tiny wounded garrison to receive the fresh party of injured folk.
Mary ran to her wounded father to embrace him, and then to Minnie Darley, to whom she held out her hands, and the people cheered as the two girls kissed.
Mary was about to lead the trembling girl in, but she shook her head and went to her father's side; and then Mary looked round for her brother, and ran to him, as he came up leaning upon Dummy's arm.
"Oh, Mark, darling! hurt ?" she cried, flinging her arms about his neck.
"Just a bit," he said, with a sickly smile.

"You do as Minnie Darley did.

Never mind me; go and stay with father.


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