CHAPTER 1
BOOK III · PART XII
CHAPTER I
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It was early in September when they caught the roan pony, and they caught him as he stood beside Gian-Luca. A farmer and his boy came quietly forward, and the man slipped a halter on to the pony. The beast looked surprised, but not really resentful, because he now trusted men.
The farmer nodded, grinning at Gian-Luca. "Strong little devil," he remarked, "got plenty of work in him, look at his loin; no trouble with him either, it seems."