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Whether it was wise policy, or "penny wise and pound foolish" policy / for Bobby to undertake such a long walk, is certainly a debatable / question; but as my young readers would probably object to an argument, / we will follow him to the city, and let every one settle the point to / suit himself.
His cheerful heart made the road smooth beneath his feet. He had / always been accustomed to an active, busy life, and had probably often / walked more than twenty miles in a day. About ten o'clock, though he / did not feel much fatigued, he seated himself on a rock by a brook from / which he had just taken a drink, to rest himself. He had walked slowly / so as to husband his strength; and he felt confident that he should be / able to accomplish the journey without injury to himself.