Trying to put the whole
thing out of his head he began to chatter to his father about something
that had happened at school, and thought no more about the matter till
he had returned home an hour later.
Then he sprang from his pony and ran off to his garden to see if he
could tighten up the string before it became quite dark night. Could he
believe his eyes? There was Hetty holding the string as he had left her.
"Do you mean to say you have been there ever since?" he said in utter
amazement.
"Yes," said Hetty, trying to keep her teeth from chattering. "You told
me not to mind if you were kept a while. And I did not mind."
"But do you know that I have been two hours away, and have had a long
ride with father?" said Mark.
"It seemed a long time," said Hetty; "but I did not know what you were
doing. I promised to stay and I stayed."
"Well, you were a precious goose," he said, taking the string out of her
hand. "Nobody but a stupid of a girl would do such a thing."
Hetty said nothing, but slapped her hands together, and tried to keep
the tears of disappointment from coming into her eyes.
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