RipVanWinkle (Excerpt)
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[1] Onawaking, — , andtheeaglewaswheelingaloft, andbreastingthepuremountainbreeze.“Surely,” thoughtRip, “Ihavenotslepthereallnight.” — themountainravine — thewildretreatamongtherocks — thewoe-begonepartyatninepins — theflagon — “Oh! Thatflagon! Thatwickedflagon!” thoughtRip, — “whatexcuseshallImaketoDameVanWinkle!”
[2] Helookedroundforhisgun, butinplaceoftheclean, welloiledfowling-piece, hefoundanoldfirelocklyingbyhim, thebarrelincrustedwithrust, thelockfallingoff, , and, havingdosedhimwithliquor, , too, haddisappeared, , butallinvain; theechoesrepeatedhiswhistleandshout, butnodogwastobeseen.
[3] Hedeterminedtorevisitthesceneofthelastevening’sgambol, andifhemetwithanyoftheparty, , hefoundhimselfstiffinthejoints, andwantinginhisusualactivity.“Thesemountainbedsdonotagreewithme,”thoughtRip, “andifthisfrolicshouldlaymeupwithafitoftherheumatism, IshallhaveablessedtimewithDameVanWinkle.” Withsomedifficultyhegotdownintotheglen: hefoundthegullyupwhichheandhiscompanionhadascendedtheprecedingevening; buttohisastonishmentamountainstreamwasnowfoamingdownit, leapingfromrocktorock, , however, madeshifttoscrambleupitssides, workinghistoilsomewaythroughthicketsofbirch, sassafras, andwitch-hazel, andsometimestrippeduporentangledbythewildgrapevinesthattwistedtheircoilsortendrilsfromtreetotree, andspreadakindofnetworkinhispath.
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