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&meanwe'dbettergototheSouth?”
“Ithinknot,”
saidtheHorse.“Yousee,hethinksI'mdumbandwitlesslikehisotherhorses.NowifIreallywere,themomentIgotlooseI'dgobaystableandpaddock;backtohispalacewhichistwodays'jourh.That'swherehe'lllookforme.He'dneverdreamofmygoingonNorthonmyown.Andanywayhewillprobablythinkthatsomeovillagewhosawhimridethroughhasfollowedustohereandstolenme.”
“Ohhurrah!”
saidShasta.“Thenwe'llgoNorth.I'vebeenlongingtogototheNorthallmylife.”
“Ofcourseyouhave,”
saidtheHorse.“That'sbecauseofthebloodthat'sinyou.I'msureyou'retrueoottooloud.Ishouldthinkthey'dbeasleepsoonnow.”
“I'dbettercreepbadsee,”
suggestedShasta.
“That'sagoodidea,”
saidtheHorse.“Buttakecareyou'renotcaught.”
Itwasagooddealdarkerexceptforthesoundofthewavesonthebeach,whichShastahardlynoticedbecausehehadbeedayandnightaslongasheber.Thecottage,asheapproachedit,showednolight.Whehefronttherewasnoroundtotheonlywindow,hecouldhear,afterasedortwo,thefamiliarheoldfisherman'ssqueakyswasfunnytothinkthatifallouldagain.Holdihandfeelingalittlebitsorry,butmuchlesssorrythanhewasglad,Shastaglidedawayrassahedonkey'sstable,gropedalongtoaplaewwherethekeywashiddehedoorandfoundtheHorse'ssaddleandbridlewhichhadbeeherefht.Hebentforwardahedonkey'snose.“I'msorrywe'ttakeyou,”
hesaid.
“Thereyouareatlast,”
saidtheHorsewhebacktoit.“Iwasbeginningtowohadbeeofyou.”
“Iwasgettingysoutofthestable,”
repliedShasta.“Andnow,ehowtoputthemon?”
FortheesShastawasatwork,verycautiouslytoavoidjingliheHorsesaidthihatgirthabittighter,”
or“You'llfindabucklelowerdown,”
or“You'lloshorteirrupsagoodbit.”
Whenallwasfisaid:
“Now;we'vegottohavereinsforthelookofthething,butyouwon'tbeusihemtothesaddle-bow:veryslacksothatIdowhatIlikewithmyhead.And,remember—youarenottotouchthe”
“Whataretheyfor,thea.
“Ordinarilytheyarefme,”
repliedtheHorse.“ButasIiodoallthedirethisjourney,you'llpleasekeepyourhandstoyourself.Andthere'sahing.I'mnotgoingtohaveymymane.”
“ButIsay,”
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