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He turned about, and, retracing his way, stopped at her mother's gate, left Old Gameleg, and strode into the yard. There was no light in the kitchen, and only a glimmer in the chamber above. Heman went up to the kitchen door and knocked. The chamber window opened. "Who is it?" asked Mrs. Cole. "Why, that you, Heman? Anybody sick?"
Clouds have shown themselves on the horizon at the capital talk that our good friend Gameleg is going out again. Before the storm comes I for one intend making myself secure. As the husband of Adela Miranda, owning all that belongs to her brother, and which will be hers after his death, I shall care but little who presides in the Halls of the Moctezumas.
He turned about, and walked past her out of the house. The Widder Poll followed him, wringing her mittened hands. "O Heman!" she cried, "don't you look like that! Oh, you'll do yourself some mischief, I know you will!" But Heman had climbed into the pung, and given Old Gameleg a vicious cut.
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