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"About as safe as anything, a'n't they?" said Ducklow, encouraged.

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And this was all the consolation Ducklow could obtain.

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And Atkins, watching the ludicrous spectacle from his field, became almost as weak from laughter as Ducklow was from the effects of fear.

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At evening Josiah came home; and it was not until then that Ducklow mentioned the subject which was foremost in his thoughts.

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"Cover _your_ -- oh! then _you_'ve made a kite of 'em?" said Ducklow.

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A point which seemed for a moment so personal to himself, that Ducklow was filled with confusion, and would certainly have stammered out some foolish answer, had not the preacher passed on to other themes.

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At length Ducklow succeeded in checking the old mare's speed, and in turning her about.

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As it was, Ducklow contented himself with glancing around to see if the congregation was looking at him, and carelessly passing his hand across his breast-pocket to make sure the bonds were still there.

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Atkins, driving back, and setting her and Taddy down at the Ducklow gate, answered her embarrassed "Much obleeged to ye," with a sincere "Not at all," considering the fun he had had a sufficient compensation for his trouble.

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Again, in an agony of impatience, Ducklow demanded to know where the bonds were at that moment.

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