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Thanks to the obstinacy of her uncle, she will be muddying that dainty arched foot in the wayside bog for days to come.

From A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois by Bennet, Robert Ames