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As it was , he reeled and swayed and struck again , and staggered back to gather strength for another blow , leaning on his pick , and this saved him from death ; for , during the instant 's pause , the whole mass fell crashing in front of him , and he went down with it , stunned and bleeding , but not crushed . Larry Kildene breakfasted and worked about the cabin and the shed half the day before he began to wonder at the young man 's absence . He fell to grumbling that Harry had not fed and groomed his horse , and did the work himself . Noon came , and Amalia looked in his face anxiously as he entered and Harry not with him . `` How is it that Mr. ` Arry have not arrive all this day ? '' `` Oh , he 's mooning somewhere . Off on a tramp I suppose . ''