"I dare say 'tis a wild, foolish, dangerous thing; but I do it, nevertheless! As for my reasons, they are the strongest. First, I wish to do it. Second, you've all opposed my doing it. So there's an end of the matter!" It was, of course, a woman that spoke, -moreover, a young one. And she added: "Drat the wind! Can't we ride faster? 'Twill be dark before we reach the manor-house. Get along, Cato!" She was one of three on horseback, who went northward on the Albany post-road late in the afternoon of a gray, chill, blowy day ...
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"I dare say 'tis a wild, foolish, dangerous thing; but I do it, nevertheless! As for my reasons, they are the strongest. First, I wish to do it. Second, you've all opposed my doing it. So there's an end of the matter!" It was, of course, a woman that spoke, -moreover, a young one. And she added: "Drat the wind! Can't we ride faster? 'Twill be dark before we reach the manor-house. Get along, Cato!" She was one of three on horseback, who went northward on the Albany post-road late in the afternoon of a gray, chill, blowy day in November, in the war-scourged year . Beside the girl rode a young gentleman, wrapped in a dark cloak. The third horse, which plodded a short distance in the rear, carried a small negro youth and two large portmanteaus. The three riders made a group that was, as far as could be seen from their view-point, alone on the highway.
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