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"I don't want anybody to row for me, Mr. Walker; I came out to take a little exercise, and I can do it best when I am all alone," said Miss Lily Bristol to a young gentleman of about eighteen who stood on the sandy beach.
"But it will be a good deal more sociable to have company," replied Walk Billcord with a smile and a smirk.