There is little wrong with my leg, Hal protested. We will return before dawn. But all are fierce,and even a musket ball in the ribs does not bring them down. My ordeal has been too terrible to relate, she whimpered.
Even in these dire straits, Hal realized that it was the first time hehad ever heard her speak his nickname. Those words gave Hal such pleasure as to lighten hissombre mood. We will need them soon enough. I cannot let this happen.
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