I'm not looking for anything to be happening for a week
or two, but it's bound to come, and soon. If I'm to keep me trust as
I've promised you and meself, I've to live here mostly until the gang
comes. You must be knowing that, sir."
"I'm afraid it's true, Freckles," said McLean. "And I've decided to
double the guard until we come. It will be only a few weeks, now; and
I'm so anxious for you that you must not be left alone further. If
anything should happen to you, Freckles, it would spoil one of the very
dearest plans of my life."
Freckles heard with dismay the proposition to place a second guard.
"Oh! no, no, Mr. McLean," he cried. "Not for the world! I wouldn't be
having a stranger around, scaring me birds and tramping up me study, and
disturbing all me ways, for any money! I am all the guard you need! I
will be faithful! I will turn over the lease with no tree missing--on
me life, I will! Oh, don't be sending another man to set them saying
I turned coward and asked for help. It will just kill the honor of me
heart if you do it.
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