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`` Well , I wo n't go back on horseback-riding , '' returned the western girl , `` I love it too dearly . But this is very nice , '' she added , quickly . `` Very nice indeed ! '' By noon they reached the city on the Hudson River , and there stopped for lunch . Then they passed over the high bridge spanning the stream and struck out northward once more . Mr. Dunston Porter was now running the car , and this gave Dave more of a chance to talk to those behind him . That evening found them in Albany , where it had been decided to spend the night .